Three children reported missing in Virginia were found Thursday in Alabama.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Fusion Center received a law enforcement bulletin regarding an AMBER Alert for three missing children issued by the Virginia State Police and the Virginia Missing Children Clearinghouse.
According to VSP, Jai’Marcus Elijah Lewis, 10, Ja’Miya Tiana Lewis, eight, and Ja’Liyah Monae Lewis, six, were all last seen at the bus stop at Bobby’s Way Apartment Complex in Fishersville, Virginia. They were believed to be traveling in a vehicle to Evergreen, Alabama, with their birth mother, Shanice Chante Davison, 35.
ALEA Troopers located the vehicle on Interstate 459 in Jefferson County and conducted a traffic stop at approximately 4:44 p.m. during which all three children were safely recovered, along with three adults, including Davison.
“In a world where time is of the essence, the swift actions of law enforcement and vital intelligence from the Alabama Fusion Center, along with our fellow colleagues across state lines, remind us that every second counts in the mission to protect our children to protect,” said ALEA Secretary Hal Taylor. “I commend all of our staff, as well as all of our colleagues in Virginia and Tennessee, and federal partners who worked tirelessly to ensure these three children were found safe.”
Davison was arrested and booked into the Jefferson County Jail.
No further details are known as the investigation is still ongoing.
Victor Hagan is the Alabama Election Reporting Fellow for the USA TODAY Network. He can be reached at vhagan@gannett.com or at X @TheVictorHagan. To support his work, please subscribe to the Advertiser.
This article originally appeared on the Montgomery Advertiser: ALEA locates Virginia children in Alabama after Amber Alert
