• Wild Turkey Drive Toddler (F) - 2008
News story excerpt:
SHINGLE SPRINGS - A two-year old boy was found dead in Amador County on Saturday, March 15, 2008, after being abducted by his father in Shingle Springs, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office. Authorities had issued an Amber Alert after Andrew Bailey, 2, was reported missing early Saturday morning.
Charles A. Bailey, 50, allegedly attempted to kill his girlfriend in Shingle Springs. The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office says that Charles fled the area with Andrew, his son, in a 1995 white Honda Passport around 7:00 a.m. Saturday.
Charles Bailey was taken into custody in Tuolumne County later that morning, but his son was not with him. More than 70 volunteers are helping police and K-9 units performed search and rescue operations in the area between Shingle Springs and the southern county line, assisted by units from Amador, Calaveras, and Tuolumne counties.
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the boy was found dead inside a dumpster behind a K-Mart in Martell, CA, in Amador County.
EDSAR reports:
Grid searches were performed by SAR members on the 5-acre property, followed by area/road searches. Further extensive efforts were conducted by Sheriff's departments from El Dorado to Tuolumne counties.
The callout went out about 11:30 a.m. Though the Command Post was at OES in Placerville, searchers were staged and deployed from the property on Wild Turkey Drive amidst patrol units, CSI workers, and plenty of media.
About 5:00 p.m. SAR had finished there and plans were being made to re-deploy searchers into Amador County, when the missing child was found deceased further south in Martell.
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