UPDATE: The child has been identified and parents have been located!
Here are a few updated facts of the case from MCSO:
- The woman in the video was not the mother.
- The child was dropped off at the wrong residence by a friend of the mother.
- The father lives on the same block but was not home until this morning.
- Investigators will be interviewing the woman in the video as soon as she is located.
According to reports from MCSO, on October 17, 2018, at about 8:20 pm, Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office were dispatched a residence in the 30700 block of Legends Ridge Drive in Spring in reference to a "located person." The 911 caller advised that she heard a knock at her door and when she went to answer the door she found a 2-year-old black male child standing at her door with no adult.
When Deputies arrived they viewed video surveillance and observed a black female arrive at the residence in a white passenger car. The suspect is observed running toward the front door of the residence while lifting the child in the air by one arm. Once the suspect arrives at the front door she rings the door bell, knocks on the door and then flees back to her vehicle abandoning the 2 year child and two bags she was carrying. The entire incident lasted 23 seconds.
The suspect appears to be in her mid-20's to early 30's, with long hair reaching below her waist. The suspect also has multiple tattoos on her right arm that can be seen in the video.
At this point the identity of the suspect and the child are unknown. The child is uninjured and appears to be in good health. Child Protective Services responded to the scene and took custody of the child, and are assisting in identifying the child's family.
If anyone has any information regarding the child or female suspect, please contact the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office 936-760-5800 or contact Multi-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-392-STOP (7867) and refer to case# 18A299244.