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Urgent Search for Missing 4-Year-Old in Alabama as Deputies Encounter Explosives at Father’s Home

Authorities have asked anyone with information to call 911 or the Walker County Sheriff’s Office.

Overview

  • Johnathan Everett Boley, 4, was last seen around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 7000 block of Highway 195 in Jasper, Alabama.
  • The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency issued an Emergency Missing Child Alert, with a BOLO broadcast over police radios including in Jefferson County.
  • Sheriff Nick Smith said the child may be with a black dog, and investigators are asking the public to share any sightings of the animal.
  • Deputies planned to execute a search warrant at the father’s home but halted after finding what they described as unusual explosive devices on the property.
  • Search operations include planned dives in nearby ponds, with volunteers dismissed for the night as Walker County deputies and Jasper police continue the investigation.