Overview
- The FBI said Maleeka “Mollie” Boone was found and identified in the Coalmine area after Navajo Police ended the search on Friday.
- A joint investigation is underway by the Navajo Police Department, the FBI and the Navajo Department of Criminal Investigation.
- Law enforcement placed the Coalmine area on lockdown and asked residents to remain in their homes, with a command post established in the area.
- Search efforts involved tribal agencies alongside the U.S. Marshals Service, Arizona Department of Public Safety, Flagstaff Police Department and the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office.
- Officials have not released details on the cause or circumstances of death, and they asked the public to submit tips to the FBI or the Navajo Police Department’s Tuba City District; Boone was last seen Jan. 15 near Cedar Loop in the Coalmine NHA after a Turquoise Alert was issued early Jan. 16 and later canceled.