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A 10-year-old Layton boy who disappeared Tuesday was found safe Wednesday night, with his mother in California.
The boy's mother, Lashena Wilson, 28, is in a custody dispute with the boy's father and police said she took Robert Pierce IV Tuesday afternoon near Whitesides Elementary School.
The two were found by the Whittier Police Department in California and Wilson was taken into custody on a felony warrant related to the disappearance, said Sgt. Jason Hinojosa, Layton Police Department.
Pierce is under protective custody by Child and Family Services, which is working with the Utah Department of Child and Family Services to return him to his father, Hinojosa said.
Layton police will try to extradite Wilson to Utah to face charges.
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LAYTON -- A 10-year-old Layton boy who disappeared after school Tuesday was likely taken to California by his mother, who is in a custody dispute with the child's father, police say.
The boy, Robert Pierce IV, described as a black male with black hair in a mohawk, was last seen wearing a navy blue and white Fila jacket, blue jeans and green, white and black shoes. Police say Robert is short, with a medium build.
He was last seen at Whitesides Elementary School at 3:25 p.m. Tuesday.
Layton police are looking for the boy's birth mother, Lashena Wilson, who could be driving a white 2002 Chrysler 300M with California license plate 6E0E275. Investigators don't believe the boy is in imminent danger.
"We do believe the mother does have the child," Layton Police Sgt. Jason Hinojosa said. "I believe the detectives have obtained an arrest warrant for the mother and from what I understand, she is likely in California right now. They're working with authorities in California to try to locate her."
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Layton police at (801) 497-8300.
Updated 4:51 p.m.
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Police seek help in finding missing boy
LAYTON — A 10-year-old Layton boy who disappeared after school on Tuesday was likely taken by his mother, who is in a custody dispute with the child’s father, police say.
The boy, Robert Pierce IV, was last seen at the McDonald’s on Fairfield Road and Gentile Street at about 5 p.m.
Layton police are looking for the boy’s mother, who could be driving a white 2002 Chrysler 300M with a California license plate of 6E0E275, but investigators don’t believe the boy is in any imminent danger.
Pierce, described as a black male with black hair, was last seen wearing a blue jacket with white sleeves, jeans and possibly was wearing a gray beanie cap. Police say the boy is short, with a medium build.
He is a student at Whitesides Elementary. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Layton police at (801) 497-8300.
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