Amber Alert: 9-month-old Tennessee infant Braelee Trapp forcibly taken by man wanted for aggravated kidnapping
LAWRENCE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: A statewide amber alert has been issued by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for a 9-month-old who was 'forcibly taken' on Thursday, June 25, night. The amber alert issued on behalf of the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office named the victim as 9-month-old Braelee Rayne Trapp. The toddler was forcibly snatched by around 7 pm by Tony Lynn Lanier Sr, who is 44 years old. The toddler has been described as a white female with green eyes and brown hair. Her height is 28 inches and weighs approximately 18 pounds. She was last seen wearing a diaper.
The suspect, who is wanted for aggravated kidnapping, was described by the TBI as a white male with brown eyes and brown hair. He is six feet tall and weighed 210 pounds. Lanier was last seen wearing dark navy pants and a dark gray shirt with "Buckmaster" written on it and gray shoes. The suspect and the victim were last seen in a Black 2005 Chevy Equinox with Arkansas Tag 430Y2K. It was unclear as to where the pair were headed. According to investigators, Lanier was known to Braelee's family but the exact connection between the victim and the suspect was not revealed. Anyone with any information regarding the location of Braelee, Lanier, or the mentioned vehicle was requested to contact the TBI at 1 (800) TBI-FIND.
We reported on Wednesday, June 24, that the New York City Police Department issued a statewide Amber Alert in connection to the disappearance of a teenage boy who was abducted near 46th Avenue, in Queens at around 4:36 am on Wednesday by his older brother. Investigators were looking into the kidnapping of Ahsan Ali, who they said is an unknown race male, approximately 15-years-old. Ahsan has brown hair and brown eyes, is approximately 5-foot-6 and weighs about 120 pounds. He was believed to be in the custody of his brother Mohsin Ali, an unknown race male who is approximately 28-years-old and also has brown hair and brown eyes. Mohsin is approximately 5-foot-9 and weighs about 150 pounds. He also has tattoos on both arms and his chest, and multiple recent cuts on his arms.
Ahsan was taken under circumstances that have led police to believe that he is in imminent danger of serious harm or death, with NYPD Chief of Dept Terrence Monahan tweeting that Mohsin had threatened to harm his younger brother. ABC New York reported that Mohsin had asked his parents for money to buy drugs and that when they refused, he snatched a knife from the kitchen and started cutting himself. He then ordered Ahsan into his parents' car and drove off without permission.
In a video shared on social media by ABC New York reporter Candace McCowan, detectives could be seen at the brothers' home gathering evidence and examining the scene. Authorities identified the vehicle he fled in as a white Toyota Sienna with New York license plate number JJX5315 and said the car was seen traveling on 46th Avenue. They theorized he could be traveling to Connecticut. The victim has since been found and the amber alert was canceled.