
Linda Hughes, spokesperson for the Dayton International Airport, said it did not appear that Jackson had entered the airport. Weir said police are perplexed as to why one child was left there. In a 911 call from the travelers who discovered Kyair Thomas, a baby can be heard crying in the background and the caller says he will take the baby somewhere warm while he waits for police. "But at the end of the day, we obviously pushed forward with our position that we needed the amber alert and that it was necessary in this case," Weir said.Ĭolumbus and Dayton police spent Tuesday morning canvassing the area in and around Dayton International Airport after Kyair Thomas was found by passerby in a car seat between cars in the airport's economy lot, according to Angie Pennington, a dispatcher with airport police.

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When asked to explain the delay, Weir said authorities were dealing with a unique circumstance where a license plate number wasn't attached to the request. But nearly two hours went by before it was issued statewide.
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The vehicle in question, a black 2010 Honda Accord with a missing front bumper, torn temporary Ohio registration tag and a white bumper sticker in the rear that says "Westside City Toys," doesn't have a license plate and the mother had recently purchased the car.Īccording to Bryant, Columbus police first requested an amber alert with the Ohio Highway Patrol at 11:45 p.m. "There are officers who worked third shift who did not want to go home until these babies were found," Bryant said.ĭeputy Chief Smith Weir said police at first faced obstacles in their search to find the twins. Three homeless camps were also checked.īryant said more than 60 officers have worked on the case since its genesis.

Officers from the Ohio Highway Patrol, Ohio State University, Grandview and Upper Arlington police department have visited more than a dozen addresses formerly associated with Jackson, Bryant said. Multiple law enforcement agencies have joined in the search for the missing children. Jackson had previously been identified by police as a "person of interest" in the case, but at the Tuesday afternoon press conference police made clear she was considered the suspect in the abduction of the children. Store employees told police that a homeless woman, later identified as Jackson, was inside the restaurant and left when the mother came inside, Bryant said. When she turned around, the car was gone, Columbus police said. High St., to pick up a Door Dash order around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, hours after their mother left them inside a running car as she went inside Donatos Pizza, 920 N. Vigil planned Wednesday: For twin who remains missing after brother foundĪ statewide amber alert for the twin boys was issued at 1:37 a.m.

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