Anthony was riding a red and blue bicycle and was wearing a red and white jersey with the number "90" printed in black letters, according to a news release. He is about 3 feet tall, weighs 45 pounds, and has brown eyes and brown hair.
Posted on 03/22/2006 9:55:50 PM PST by txroadkill
An Amber Alert was issued around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday for a 5-year old child who was reported missing since around 4:30 p.m.
Anthony Turner was last seen riding his bicycle near County Road 600 and Farm-to-Market Road 917 south of Burleson in rural Johnson County.
Turner is Caucasian, 3-foot tall and about 45 pounds. He has brown hair, brown eyes and was said to be wearing a red and white jersey with the number "90" in black. He also had on jeans and tennis shoes.
A short time before the young boy was reported missing, people in Burleson complained about a 1984 or 1985 dirty gold or tan Ford Taurus cruising the area trying to pickup children.
Police said they picked up their search around 6:00 p.m.
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C'mon LEO's, bring him home...
I hate stories like this.
It doesn't sound good. Praying for him.
Lord, we're praying that you bring this boy home safely.
They found the little boy. He drowned in someone's stock tank.
They found him. He drowned in a stock tank.
Oh.....
Sincere prayers for his family.
Officials Find Missing Child Dead
POSTED: 10:25 am CST March 23, 2006
UPDATED: 11:25 am CST March 23, 2006
FORT WORTH, Texas -- A missing 5-year-old boy was found dead outside his home Thursday morning.
Johnson County Sheriff Bob Alford said Anthony Turner was discovered in a stock tank behind the boy's house.
Alford said the child apparently rode his bicycle into the tank and drowned.
Search crews using grappling hooks found the boy's body at about 10 a.m. Alford said. He said the hooks pulled the bicycle out of the water.
"And he was still holding on to the bicycle," he said. "The family is naturally very distraught."
Before the discovery, an Amber Alert had been issued for the boy.
A relative had reported that Turner was missing from the area of East Renfro and FM 917 on Wednesday and was last seen riding his red-and-blue bicycle at about 4:30 or 5 p.m.
Law enforcement and volunteers searched for the boy overnight and at one point included the use of helicopters.
So sad. Sigh. At least what I feared had happen, didn't.
Same here. That Burleson area is pretty saturated with sex offenders.
There is an ongoing, very disturbing story coming out of Bridgeport involving babysitters and child porn. If you haven't heard about it yet, you will.
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