A missing 4-year-old girl was found safe Saturday by deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office after conversations between her father and detectives led to the discovery of her location.
Thompson Thompson was reported missing Oct. 9 by her legal guardian after she was not brought back from an Oct. 5 visit with her father Peter Thompson, who the agency reported was “only allowed scheduled court-ordered visitation and does not have any custody rights over his child.”
“Deputies responded to the location on Oct. 12 and received the child without incident,” a HCSO news release states. “Thompson Thompson was ultimately turned over to the care of her legal guardians. Decisions regarding the future of the child’s placement will be made through Child Welfare Services (CWS) and Family Law Court.”
Peter Thompson had turned himself into the Humboldt County jail on the evening his daughter was reported missing.
“Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office detectives worked with in-custody suspect Peter Thompson to identify the location where Thompson Thompson was being cared for,” the release states. “Peter Thompson had previously refused to disclose information about the child’s whereabouts to law enforcement. However, a conversation with detective Danielle Vickman led to a determination of the child’s location.”
He remains in custody on suspicion of child abduction, the release states.
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office asks anyone with information about this case to call (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.
This article appears in Combating the Barred Owl Invasion.