Police have revealed the 90-mile route an alleged kidnapper took after snatching toddler who is still missing.
Cops in Michigan, US, say Rashard Trice, 26, made off with the two-year-old girl, Wynter Smith, after assaulting the girl's mother, his ex-girlfriend.
He fled the scene on Sunday night before being arrested early morning Monday in the city of St. Clair Shores, 90 miles east. But the two-year old was nowhere to be seen, according to authorities.
Police said that they spotted Trice while driving and he tried to speed away, but he crashed into an emergency patrol vehicle, injuring an officer.
Police said on July 3, 2023, that they think Rashad Trice might have driven this route from the Lansing area to the Detroit area after kidnapping Wynter Cole-Smith (FBI Detroit/Twitter)Police said in a Facebook post:“This is the route we believe that Rashad Trice may have taken with the 2-year-old in the car the night of July 2nd,”
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Wynter was reported missing the same day at approximately 11:30pm. Police did not name Wynter’s mother, only describing her as a 22-year-old, but said she was in stable condition at a hospital.
Officers highlighted a route stretching from I-96 in the Lansing area east to I-94 in the Detroit area.
Lansing Police added: “If you are driving on this route tomorrow, we ask you to watch out for anything unusual along the way that could possibly lead us to Wynter...even if it seems minor or inconsequential.”
Wynter is described as a Black girl, standing 2 feet tall, with brown eyes, and weighing between 25 and 30 pounds.
She has braided shoulder length hair. She was last seen wearing a white T-shirt with rainbows.
Michigan cops are still searching for two-year-old Wynter Cole Smith (FBI)
The suspect is the little girl's mum's ex-boyfriend (Facebook/Rashad Trice)“Wynter, along with her 1-year-old brother, was in their apartment when her mother was assaulted by an ex-boyfriend,” the FBI said. “Following the assault, Wynter’s mother fled the apartment and called law enforcement authorities.”
The younger brother was unharmed, they said.
Authorities claim Trice stole a white 2013 Chevrolet Impala. This was vehicle he crashed in St. Clair Shores. They previously said it had the tag number EJR6098.
Police are asking the public if anyone has seen the vehicle, whether driving or stopped, on the highlighted route between 11:15 p.m. on Sunday and 1 a.m. on Monday.
Rashad Maleek Trice is accused of kidnapping Wynter Cole Smith (Facebook/Rashad Trice)Accordingly, they attached a picture of the model vehicle to their public statement, though this is not a picture of the actual car itself.
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Wynter’s grandmother is keeping the faith, according to Detroit Fox affiliate WJBK in a Monday report.
“She’s just a wonderful, joyful person and she’s very smart,” she said. “I’ve lived in Detroit a long time and I’ve seen miracles happen. I’ve seen kids we thought we wouldn’t find them and they come back safe so we still have faith.”
Police are asking anyone with information on Wynter’s whereabouts is to submit tips to http://tips.fbi.gov or call 1-800-CALL-FBI.
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