UPDATED: Authorities said at about 7:15 a.m. the child has been found safe. According to West Plains police, a local business owner told officers that Joseph A. Raider and the missing 2-year-old had entered his business. He stated that he had immediately locked them inside the building and called the authorities.
EARLIER: The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert overnight following a Howell County abduction.
Authorities said a parental abduction suspect took a child and left on foot.
Wanted is Joseph Anthony Raider, 30, who is a white male with brown hair, 145 pounds, 5’ 10”, with brown eyes. He was wearing a black shirt, blue jeans and green ball cap.
Missing is Paxton Raider, 2, who has blond or strawberry color hair and was wearing a light pink and tan shirt with shorts. She has short curly hair and is a white female weighing 25 pounds, 2’, 9” and brown eyes.
They were last seen at about 8:58 p.m. Tuesday at 1702 Gibson in West Plains and were eastbound on foot.
Authorities said the suspect was possibly intoxicated and has made suicidal statements.
Persons with information should call 911 or the West Plains Police Department at 417-256-2244.
