JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, Ala. — In a rescue on Thursday, Alabama law enforcement officials located three young children reported missing in Virginia, sparing them from what authorities described as 'extreme danger.'
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Fusion Center received an urgent AMBER Alert bulletin on Dec. 5 from the Virginia State Police, notifying them of the children’s disappearance.
Ages 10, 8, and 6, Jai’Marcus Elijah Lewis, Ja’Miya Tiana Lewis, and Ja’Liyah Monae Lewis, respectively, were last seen at a bus stop in Fishersville, Virginia, and were believed to be traveling with their biological mother, Shanice Chante Davison.
ALEA's Fusion Center quickly alerted local law enforcement, including Troopers from the Highway Patrol Division and Special Agents from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI). Within hours, intelligence from the Fusion Center pinpointed the location of the vehicle, which was headed south toward Alabama.
At approximately 4:44 p.m., a patrol unit spotted the vehicle on Interstate 459 in Jefferson County and initiated a traffic stop. Inside the car, officers found the three children unharmed, along with three adults.
Davison was one of the adults arrested on charges of Fugitive from Justice and was taken into custody at the Jefferson County Jail.
ALEA Secretary Hal Taylor said, "In a world where time is of the essence, the swift action of law enforcement and the vital intelligence from the Alabama Fusion Center, along with our fellow counterparts across state lines, remind us that every second counts in the mission to safeguard our children. I commend all of our personnel, as well as our fellow counterparts in Virginia and Tennessee, and federal partners who worked tirelessly to ensure these three children were found safe.”
No additional details have been released, and the investigation is ongoing.
