Saturday, January 9, 2010

Police seek information on missing 8-month-old

Eight-month old Gabriel Johnson hasn't been seen since December 26 and his mother was arrested last week in Miami Beach, Florida, after not reporting for a December 28 child custody hearing in Arizona.

An Arizona couple who wanted to adopt a woman's baby know more than they're saying about the 8-month-old boy's disappearance, police say. The Smiths say they do not know where Gabriel is and volunteered for police polygraph tests.

"We have some good indications at this point with our investigation that Tammi and Jack Smith do know more information than they have provided to us that could possibly lead us to Gabriel," Sgt. Steve Carbajal, spokesman for the Tempe (Arizona) Police Department, told HLN's Nancy Grace on Thursday.

The Smiths have said they met Elizabeth Johnson, 23, seven months ago during a long layover at an airport, and later the three discussed a plan to adopt Johnson's child, Gabriel. However, due to custody complications with Johnson's father, Logan McQueary, it has not been possible for the Smiths to obtain custody of Gabriel.

The FBI found Johnson's car in San Antonio and have examined it for any clues that could lead them to the boy, but his whereabouts remain unknown. Anyone with more information is asked to call the Tempe Police Department.

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