Amber Alert issued for Spencer kids (Small town Iowa kids grabbed by parents - FOUND)

The Des Moines Register ^ | 12/11/03 | Register News Services

[Rightone]

Spencer, Ia. - An Amber Alert was issued Wednesday night after three children were reportedly nabbed out of the home of their grandparents by their parents, who lost custody the day before, Spencer police said.

The suspects are Samantha Pardue, 30, and John Davidson of Georgia, the parents of the children. Spencer police officials said temporary custody was granted to the children's grandparents the day before.

[Rightone]

MORE INFO:

Public Information Statement

1039 PM CST Wed Dec 10 2003

***amber alert***amber alert***amber alert***amber alert***

This is an Amber alert. Iowa law enforcement has determined that three children have been abducted and the lives of these children are in danger.

The children were abducted on December 10th, 2003 at 7:27 PM CST at 305 east 11th street in Spencer, Iowa. The suspect vehicle used in this abduction was a Gray Ford Ranger pickup bearing a Georgia license plate number. The number was not available. The suspect vehicle was last seen traveling possibly to Georgia.

The name of the first abducted child is Ryan lee Pardue. He is a white male...10 years old. Ryan is 3 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 60 pounds. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. He has chronic asthma...needs inhalers...and is on prescription antibiotics for strep throat. He is wearing a red sweatshirt and possibly blue jeans...no shoes or socks...and no jacket or hat.

The name of the second child abducted is skyla arzula Mumper. She is a white female...6 years old. Skyla is 3 feet tall and weighs 66 pounds. She has beyond shoulder length blonde hair...blue eyes and a fair complexion. She is wearing white halter top with blue flowers...red Bell bottom stretch pants with tie down...no shoes or socks...and no jacket.

The name of the third child abducted is starla Marie Pardue. She is a white female...12 years old. Starla is 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 150 pounds. Her hair is blonde with brown and short. Her eyes are blue. She has a cracked front tooth...tonsillitis...an infection in the right ear...a bad cough...and is taking amoxicillin. She is wearing a red short sleeved shirt with writing on the front...pajama bottom pants with blue flowers...no shoes and no jacket.

The suspected abductors name is Samantha Pardue. The abductor is a white female 30 years of age. The abductor is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. The abductor has Auburn hair with a light reddish tint and blue eyes. She wears her hair up...has a tattoo of a cross on her Left Hand...and has tattoos on one leg. She is wearing blue jeans...tennis shoes...and a thin jacket with white.

All Amber alert abductors should be considered dangerous.

Repeating...the suspect vehicle was a Gray Ford Ranger pickup truck bearing a Georgia license plate. The number was not available. The vehicle was last seen traveling possibly to Georgia.

To report information regarding this abduction dial 911.

I thought these Amber Alerts are not supposed to be issued when the parents are the abductors?

[Mr. Bird]

Hmm..the most important piece of info, why the parents lost custody, is missing.

[Tax-chick]

Overfeeding springs to mind ... did you see the age/height/weight on these kids?

I know, it's not funny. I hope they find them quickly and safely.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Maybe the girls are over the average weight, but the boy is very tiny......at 10 years of age to weigh less than the 6 year old? He is listed as having asthma - perhaps that contributes to his size?

[Skooz]

Just on the surface, we have a case of the state taking children from their parents and the parents taking reasonable action to get their children back.

Now, if the children have been maliciously mistreated and there is an urgent doubt about their safety in the custody of the parents, I say go get 'em and rescue them and put the parents in jail.

But, if this is a case of some overzealous state agency or judge deciding to interpose the state's interest over those of the family, I say screw 'em. Leave the family alone.

[D-fendr]

I thought these Amber Alerts are not supposed to be issued when the parents are the abductors?

That's true; this seems to be an obvious misuse of the system.

[Catspaw]

Here's more info--including the license number of the pickup and a correction on the color--as well as a picture of the children. The reason for the loss of custody to the grandparents is also in this story.

Georgia couple sought after kids taken from grandparents' home

From news services

	Spencer, Iowa, Police Department Missing children: Starla Marie Pardue (top), Ryan Lee Pardue (right) and Skyla Arzula Mumper.

SPENCER, Iowa -- An Amber Alert was issued Wednesday night after three children were reportedly taken from the home of their grandparents by their parents, a Georgia couple who lost custody the day before, Spencer police said.

 

 

 

The suspects are Samantha Pardue, 30, and John Davidson of Cleveland, Ga., the parents of the children. Spencer police officials said temporary custody was granted to the children's grandparents the day before. They said the parents lost custody of the children because of financial and drug problems.

 

Rosie Davidson, the grandmother, contacted Spencer police about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. She told police the three children -- Skyla Mumper, 6, Ryan Pardue, 10, and Starla Pardue, 12 -- were being taken from the home by their mother. There was a short altercation and struggle at the home.

 

Police said the children were taken out of the home without shoes, socks or coats.

Ryan suffers from chronic asthma and needs an inhaler, while Skyla has tonsillitis and an ear infection, according to the Amber Alert, which states that the children are believed to be in "imminent danger."

 

Police say the family is believed to be traveling in a green Ford Ranger pickup with Georgia license plates with tag number 4946WR. Officials had said earlier the truck was gray. Police think the family was returning to Georgia.

Amber Alerts are bulletins, distributed through radio and television broadcasts and electronic highway signs, on kidnapped children and their abductors. They are named after Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old girl abducted and later found murdered in Texas.

[Tax-chick]

You're right, very short for his age. What an unfortunate situation all the children, whatever is going on.

[trussell]

Missing Children ping.

Please pray for their safe return. Georgia FReepers be especially aware.

Blessings,
trussell


If you want on/off my missing ping list, please let me know. All requests happily honored.

[AppyPappy]

It only mentions a "parent".

[AppyPappy]

Could be the momma found out that the Welfare stops when she loses custody.

[trussell]

My son is 3 1/2 years old. I just had him in to get the flu shot this morning. He weighs 41 pounds, and is 3 ft 4 inch tall.

The two younger children are very tiny. Good sign there were drugs used during pregnancy.

[RightFin]

I only heard one parent originally when it came across the news last night. But this morning they are saying both parents are suspects...

This town is very close to me! I shop there every week.

Just hope the parents at least get their children clothed with socks, shoes and coats! It was 2 degrees below ZERO this morning!

[Sandylapper]

Another sad case, worrisome case. Please keep me posted with updates. Thanks, trussell!

[ladyjane]

The kids are on antibiotics and they're walking around the house with no shoes and socks on? I wouldn't want my kids in that home either.

[Alamo-Girl]

I join in prayer for their safe return!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I hope the shot works for your son with no side effects! I've heard this is a very nasty flu this year.......

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I'm assuming the kids were in bed - they were in their pj's...... the parents took them without allowing them to dress properly

[newgeezer]

I thought these Amber Alerts are not supposed to be issued when the parents are the abductors?

If I'm not mistaken, that's been the case in most or all of the few alerts we've had in Iowa.

When this Amber Alert was broadcast at 11 PM last night, my first thought was to guess it's a(nother) non-custodial parent. Then, this morning, I heard that was indeed the case (both parents, even).

If the system continues to be used this way, the "Amber Alert" will one day be generally perceived as nothing more than a boy-who-cried-wolf annoyance, rather than the search-and-rescue tool it was intended to be. If there's not a policy against using it when a parent "abducts," there should be.

[chesty_puller]

walking around the house with no shoes and socks on? I wouldn't want my kids in that home either.

Yeah, how can a human survive without shoes? </ sarcasm>

When did we start to get this frail?