Overview
- Authorities say 5-year-old Johnathan Everett Boley was last seen around 11:30 a.m. Dec. 31 in the 7000 block of Highway 195 in Jasper and is believed to be in danger.
- The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency issued an Emergency Missing Child Alert and broadcast a lookout to neighboring jurisdictions.
- Sheriff Nick Smith said the boy’s father reported him missing about 1 p.m.; the child’s brother last saw him near a fence line by the woods, and investigators say he may be with the family’s black dog.
- Deputies discovered unusual explosive devices at the father’s home, pausing the house search while the FBI bomb squad works to secure the scene.
- The father, Jameson Kyle Boley, 40, was arrested on a charge of unlawful manufacturing of a destructive device or bacteriological or biological weapon, as ground, aerial and planned dive teams continue the wider search and the public is urged to call 205-384-7218 or 911 with tips.