An Amber alert was issued yesterday, Feb. 6, for a pregnant 16-year-old Beaver Dam, WI lady who police imagine is with a 40-year-old man identified to be the daddy of her little one. That man, Gary Day, has a warrant for his arrest in Arkansas for little one abduction and enticement.
In line with Milwaukee’s FOX 6 Now, Day and the teenager Sophia Franklin, who’s three months pregnant, met on-line and commenced speaking in April final yr. Franklin disappeared as soon as earlier than, round that very same time, when Day traveled from Arkansas to Franklin’s Wisconsin dwelling after which returned. Franklin was lacking for months as authorities searched the Beaver Dam space, about 50 miles north of Madison.
Arkansas police discovered Franklin with Day, and he or she returned to her dad and mom final yr when a no-communication courtroom order was granted to stop Day and Franklin from contacting one another. However in January, Franklin’s dad and mom say they found a web-based argument between them, proving communication had resumed.
At the moment, Day was already on probation for an abuse conviction and carrying an ankle bracelet. Citing a legal grievance, Milwaukee’s TMJ4 says Day can also be presently underneath investigation in Arkansas for crimes in opposition to kids.
In line with Milwaukee’s Spectrum Information 1, authorities suppose Day and Franklin are collectively as a result of a neighbor’s dwelling safety digicam footage confirmed a person who seemed to be Day behaving suspiciously close to a house in Beaver Dam. That very same man was seen driving a Buick LaCrosse, the identical type of automotive Day’s mom confirmed her son drives.
Spectrum Information additionally revealed particulars of Day’s legal document, together with a 2019 incident when Day served a 72-month jail sentence after a 4-month-old little one in his care was decided to have a damaged leg attributable to blunt drive trauma, amongst different indicators of abuse. Day has a number of different costs, resembling when he pled responsible in 2020 to endangering the welfare of a minor, and two years in the past, he was charged with home battering within the second diploma involving a toddler, however these costs had been later dropped.
Day’s most up-to-date Lonoke County, AR costs got here in December final yr involving interference with custody and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He’s anticipated to be arraigned on these costs in late February. Day has been married twice, and his most up-to-date divorce was finalized final yr.
Day might be switching license plates
In line with the Beaver Dam Police Division, Franklin was final seen at her Beaver Dam dwelling on the night of Feb. 2 and is believed to have left with Day early the subsequent morning. Reviews say Day and Franklin are touring in a black Buick LaCrosse with Arkansas license plate BBR 20L. However Beaver Dam police later added that Day might be switching plates to evade arrest. The identical automotive was later noticed with a Pennsylvania license plate, KGW5186, in keeping with Beaver Dam PD.
In the meantime, the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Workplace believes Franklin and Day might be within the Austin, AR, space simply 30 miles exterior Little Rock. Franklin is described as 5 ft 9 inches tall and about 186 kilos with blue eyes and brown hair. Day is described as 5-foot-7 inches tall and 165 kilos with inexperienced eyes and blonde hair.
Beaver Dam authorities have requested anybody with details about Day and Franklin’s whereabouts to contact the Beaver Dam Police Division at 920-887-4612 or the Amber Alert tip line at 888-304-3936. In Arkansas, the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Workplace has requested anybody with a tip to [email protected], name 911, or 501-676-3000.
