Suspect in 2-year-old's kidnapping arrested near Detroit; child still missing
Suspect, 26, accused of abducting Wynter Smith of Lansing, MI
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A man accused of kidnaping a Lansing toddler was arrested Monday in suburban Detroit but the girl was not with him, police said.
Authorities were searching for 2-year-old Wynter Smith, a Black child with braided hair who was wearing a white shirt with rainbows.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The 26-year-old man was arrested in St. Clair Shores after a chase and crash, police said.
A man was arrested outside Detroit in connection with the kidnapping of a two-year-old girl. (Fox News)
Wynter's mother told Lansing police that the man, whom she knows from a previous relationship, took her daughter and her car Sunday. The 22-year-old woman was treated at a hospital for stab wounds.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"This is a very urgent situation," Lansing police said on Twitter early Monday.
An Amber Alert was sent about 2 a.m. The FBI has joined the search for Wynter.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The FBI is committed to assisting in missing person cases like these, especially when requested by law enforcement partners," the agency said.