UPDATED: Friday, September 28, 2012 --- 3:00p.m.
Information from NBC affiliate WEEK:
TOULON, Ill -- The mother of a baby who was missing in Stark County for nearly 12 hours appeared in court on Friday.
Kendra Meaker, 19, appeared in court one day after she reported her three week old Mia Graci Thompson missing.
Meaker has been charged with a Class 4 Felony of Obstructing Justice and Endangering the Life of a Child.
Meaker originally told police that she had run to the post office and when she returned to her vehicle, Mia was missing. She later told police that she did not notice the baby was missing until she got home and initially denied knowing anything about the baby's disappearence.
According to Sheriff Jimmie Dison, after the baby was recovered along a rural road in Stark County, Meaker admitted to taking the baby to that location.
Meaker is scheduled to reappear in court on October 2nd.
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UPDATED: Thursday, September 27, 2012 --- 9:06p.m.
Information from NBC affiliate WEEK:
STARK CO., IL. -- An amber alert has been cancelled for a Stark County infant, and her mother arrested.
Police say 3-week-old Mia Graci Thompson has been found alive on the side of a rural road.
Mia was found just after 7pm, nearly 12-hours after being reported missing.
The child's mother, Kendra Elizabeth Meaker, 19, has been taken into custody in connection to the incident.
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UPDATED: Thursday, September 27, 2012 --- 8:26p.m.
Information from NBC affiliate WEEK:
An amber alert has been cancelled for a Stark County infant.
Police say 3-week-old Mia Graci Thompson has been recovered.
Police are releasing few details at this time.
Thursday morning, an Amber Alert was issued after Mia allegedly disappeared from the backseat of a vehicle.
The child's mother, Kendra Elizabeth Meaker, 19, said that she had both of her daughters in the backseat of the vehicle. The other child is 11-month-old Mercedes Grace Meaker.
Kendra says that when she came out of post office she found only Mia missing. However, authorities say Kendra later told police she did not realize Mia was missing until after returning home.
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UPDATED: Thursday, September 27, 2012 --- 8:05 p.m.
Information from NBC affiliate WEEK:
The Amber Alert has been canceled. The infant, Mia Thompson has been found. Police have not said her condition, but do say it's a "positive outcome."
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Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2012 --- 6:40p.m.
From NBC Affiliate in Peoria, IL:
STARK COUNTY, Ill. -- An Amber Alert has been issued after a Stark County infant allegedly disappeared from the backseat of a vehicle Thursday morning.
Police now say that this case is not considered an abduction and is classified as a missing persons case.
Authorities say they are still looking for Mia Graci Thompson, a 3-week-old white female wearing a yellow onesie and blue jeans with pink flowers on the cuff.
Kendra Elizabeth Meaker, 19, said that she had both of her daughters in the backseat of the vehicle. The other child is 11-month-old Mercedes Grace Meaker.
Kendra says that when she came out of post office she found only Mia missing. However, authorities say Kendra later told police she did not realize Mia was missing until after returning home.
No witnesses saw the baby being taken at the post office.
Authorities say they have eliminated the suspect vehicle and white female suspect from the search.
Anyone with information should call 911 immediately and advise they have an Amber Alert report.
