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.