Three missing Virginia children found alive in Alabama

Three children reported missing in Virginia were found in Alabama on Thursday.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Fusion Center received a law enforcement bulletin concerning an AMBER Alert for three missing children issued by the Virginia State Police and the Virginia Missing Children Clearinghouse.

According to the VSP, Jai’Marcus Elijah Lewis, 10, Ja’Miya Tiana Lewis, eight and Ja’Liyah Monae Lewis, six, were all last seen at the bus stop at Bobby’s Way Apartment Complex in Fishersville, Virginia. They were believed to be traveling to Evergreen, Alabama, in a vehicle with their biological mother, Shanice Chante Davison, 35.

ALEA Troopers located the vehicle on Interstate 459 in Jefferson County and conducted a traffic stop where all three children were recovered safely, along with three adults, including Davison, at about 4:44 p.m.

“In a world where time is of the essence, the swift action of law enforcement and the vital intelligence from the Alabama Fusion Center, along with our fellow counterparts across state lines, remind us that every second counts in the mission to safeguard our children,” said ALEA Secretary Hal Taylor. “I commend all of our personnel, as well as all of our fellow counterparts in Virgina and Tennessee, and federal partners that worked tirelessly to ensure these three children were found safe.”

Davison was arrested and booked into the Jefferson County Jail.

No further details are available as the investigation remains ongoing.

Victor Hagan is the Alabama Election Reporting Fellow for the USA TODAY Network. He can be reached at vhagan@gannett.com or on X @TheVictorHagan. To support his work, subscribe to the Advertiser.