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| Carlie Marie Trent |
It
was reported that a 9 year old Carlie Marie Trent, of Rogersville was missing. She
disappeared on May 4 after her Uncle Gary Simpson took her out of school
without permission and she has been missing for more than a week.
Based
on surveillance video that showed Simpson buying items which include a bikini, two tubes of
colored lip gloss, nail polish, an outdoor chair and a child's nightgown from a
Wal-Mart, Authorities issued the call to check remote areas.
Tennessess
Bureau of Investigation Director Mark Gwyn said at a news conference that the
two men Donnie Lawson and Roger Carpenter who were acting on law enforcement found
the missing girl in Hawkins County, the same rural part of the state she had
disappeared from. Roger Carpenter held Gary Simpson at gunpoint while Donnie
Lawson went to call the police.
There
were no indications of harm on Carlie but she was taken to a hospital to be
examined.
According
to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigators spokesman Josh DeVine, Simpson is
married to the sister of Carlie’s father and the families live close to one
another in rural Hawkins County. The uncle and his wife had custody of Carlie
and her little sister while their father was jailed on drug charges, but the
girls went back to live with their father in 2015
The 57 year old Gary Simpson
is being charged with aggravated kidnapping and may face additional charges.
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