UPDATE 3:15 PM TUESDAY: The Knoxville boy who was the subject of a brief AMBER alert Tuesday afternoon has been found.
According to the Knoxville Police Department, Devontae M. Clark was found safe in Nashville. A "suspect" was in custody, according to an announcement Tuesday afternoon from KPD.
The AMBER alert was issued about 2:15 p.m. The boy was located within an hour.
KPD said when the AMBER alert went out statewide, tis came into the Nashville Metro Police Department's North Precinct that the non-custodial parent, Ashlee Clark, was in Nashville.
PREVIOUS STORY: Authorities say 5-year-old Devontae M. Clark of Knoxville was taken by his non-custodial parent on Christmas Day.
The TBI said he was removed from his aunt's residence in Knoxville around 1:30 p.m. Monday by his mother Ashlee Clark.
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According to Knoxville police, Devontae is a black male, 2' 6” tall, and about 45 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray Batman T-shirt.
The suspect has been identified as Ashlee Nicole Clark, 27, about 5' 3” and 153 pounds, with a red Mohawk. She has an active warrant for custodial interference.
The child and suspect were last seen in a white Ford Explorer with a temporary license tag. KPD said they may be also in the company of another black female, Takeya Shilon McMahan.
If you have seen the missing child or the suspects or have any additional information, please call the Knoxville Police Department at (865) 215-4010 or the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
