Michigan police are still searching for a missing toddler, following the arrest of a man accused of abducting her.
At around 5:50 a.m. Monday morning, police arrested Rashad Trice, 26, in St. Clair Shores, in connection with allegedly kidnapping 2-year-old Wynter Smith in Lansing, MLive reports. The child was last seen on the south side of Lansing around 11:30 p.m. on July 2, wearing a white t-shirt with rainbows.
“I feel like I’m there with her,” Wynter’s grandmother, Sharen Eddings, told ClickonDetroit.
Eddings identified Trice as the ex-boyfriend of the toddler’s mother; he allegedly stabbed the mother before kidnapping the child. Now, he reportedly refuses to speak, according to Eddings.
“When he stabbed her, from what I understand from her sister, she was able to stab him back right, wound him back,” Eddings said. “That’s when he grabbed Wynter and threatened to harm her, and that’s when he left.”
The Lansing Police Department is looking for 26-year-old Rashad Trice. He is wanted in the kidnapping of 2-year-old Winter Smith. They were last seen on July 2nd around 11:30 p.m. on the south side of Lansing in a 2013 white Chevrolet Impala. The license plate is: EJR6098. pic.twitter.com/2lejWzBhrO
— Lansing Police (@LansingPolice) July 3, 2023
Wynter is described as a Black female with braided, shoulder-length hair.
“In any case like this, we need everyone to be moving in the same direction, particularly the family, the community, and law enforcement,” Lansing police told the Lansing State Journal.
“As a reminder, anyone who is found assisting the suspect in an effort to hide the victim will be subject to potential criminal charges.”
Anyone with information about the child’s whereabouts is urged to contact Lansing Police Department at 517-483-4600, or Crime Stoppers at 517-483-7867.
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