Officers were unable to locate her as part of the investigation into the disappearance of 8-month-old Miya Rudd from Reynolds Station in Owensboro, Kentucky, according to a news release from the state of Kentucky. Police.
Arrests in connection with the case include Miya’s parents and grandparents.
According to 14 News, Kentucky State Troopers have been searching for Miya since June 6, searching the woods near the home where she lived with her parents and grandfather, Ricky J. Smith.
As previously reported by The Courier Journal, Miya has not been seen by her family “since late April.” She has brown hair and green eyes.
Miya’s parents, Tesla Tucker and Cage Rudd, as well as Smith, were arrested on Sunday. Officers arrested Taleta D. Tucker, 50, and David Tucker, 53, Tesla Tucker’s parents, on unrelated arrest warrants and seized electronic equipment while searching their home in the 1300 block of Leitchfield Road. Wednesday’s update on the case shows that they did not find Miya at their home.
Tesla Tucker’s three children, who lived with their grandparents, were taken to another location by the Office of Social Services.
Billie J. Smith, 49, Miya’s grandmother, was also arrested Sunday as officers searched for the child. She faces second-degree assault charges in connection with an unrelated domestic violence order.
Timothy L. Roach, 37, of Owensboro, was arrested Sunday by troopers as they entered the Smith residence. They believe he threw “Over the Counter Suboxone” under his vehicle.
Anyone with information on this case can call Kentucky State Police at 270-826-3312.
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Breaking News reporter Leo Bertucci contributed to this article.