Missing Washington state boy found 8 months later — in Missouri

An 8-year-old boy lacking from Washington for over half a 12 months was safely positioned in Missouri earlier this month, officers stated.

Breadson John, of Vancouver, was present in Jasper, Missouri, on Feb. 17, the FBI’s Seattle division confirmed on Tuesday. 

Breadson, who additionally goes by the nickname Brxsan, was first listed as lacking on June 17, 2022, when Vancouver police had been unable to find the boy throughout a welfare test after members of the family turned involved.

On the time of his disappearance, authorities stated Breadson might need traveled to Hawaii, the place he was born — in any other case Arizona or the Pacific island nation of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Investigators discovered that the boy was presumably in Missouri in August, and subsequently recovered him with the assistance of native police, in keeping with KGW8.

As of Wednesday, authorities had not launched extra particulars about who had taken Breadson or how lengthy he had been away from dwelling. 

Breadson is within the custody of the Missouri Division of Social Companies, and shall be escorted again to his dwelling state by Washington Little one Protecting Companies, KGW8 reported.

“Breadson’s restoration wouldn’t have been potential with out the mixed efforts of the Vancouver Police Division, FBI Kansas Metropolis, and the Jasper County Sheriff’s Workplace,” Richard A. Collodi, particular agent in command of the FBI’s Seattle subject workplace, advised the outlet.

“We’re relieved at this final result and the way shortly we had been capable of resolve it.”