Suspect wanted for missing children flees near old logan road, Lancaster OH
Missing PersonA male suspect wanted on a warrant and linked as a person of interest in two missing children fled a traffic stop near Old Logan Road in Lancaster, Ohio. Deputies conducted a search of nearby woods using a drone and helicopter to locate him. The suspect may have attempted to hide or await pickup by an associate driving a maroon Dodge Dakota.
Audio|Source: Fairfield County Sheriff
04:45
Transcript:
00:00
We have a gentleman that took off out of a traffic stop, Tony Warrant, out of our agency.
00:06
He's also a person interested in my two missing, I got two missing kids.
00:10
He's the father of him.
00:13
Kathy, where do you want to flip?
00:18
If you want to go ahead and go direct with our radio room, they'll give you the numerics where we're at.
00:23
And once you get over top, we can guide you.
00:26
Okay, where's the location again?
00:28
Could be, Chauper.
00:29
Go ahead. Yes, sir, the numerics will be near Old Logan Road.
00:35
It's the near Old Logan.
00:37
Chopper just advised.
00:38
We do have a drone up right now.
00:40
So if we need to put it down, just let us know.
00:47
He was driving.
00:49
Suspect, Mr.
00:50
McCoy was. That's clear.
00:57
Are we got any rovers on the road, or we got them all just in places?
01:06
Mr. 55, did you request rovers on the road? I was asking if we had anybody roving, are they just all in places?
01:21
347, 355. I just left 38.
01:23
I'm 35 in the area now.
01:25
That's clear.
01:26
Thank you, sir.
01:27
468. I'm going to send 341 to Grove as well.
01:32
He couldn't have gone too far.
01:33
He's locked down his woods somewhere.
01:41
388, can you bring your drone?
01:43
It would be west.
01:45
Can you check these woods back here if you're able?
01:53
Yeah, let me figure out what you're out first.
01:56
I'm back all the way through the drive.
01:58
I just walked back the lane here towards this 43.
02:04
So you want me to go west of this pond?
02:12
I'm standing right in front of the pond right now.
02:15
You see the 43 to your left?
02:18
Yeah, I see it. I see you.
02:25
That's 3.55.
02:27
I'm on the other side of that phone coming down out of the wood behind the house.
02:36
That's clear.
02:38
So you want me to do them woods to your left, 355?
02:45
Yeah, it's firm, sir.
02:47
Just get what you can, until the chopper gets here.
02:57
468 to roving units.
03:00
Passenger says that he may contact and (name withheld) to come and pick him up,
03:06
and she may be driving a Maroon Dodge, Dakota.
03:10
It's all beat up.
03:13
Other than that, he would just bury himself somewhere and hide until we all leave.
03:19
I have that signal, Stephen, for that vehicle, too, but I pulled it over before.
03:24
460, go ahead.
03:32
Hey, 520, what's that behind there? Is that another trail, or? No, it stops right here.
03:38
There's several little barns over here that are open, and then it goes up in the woods, but it's a footpath, it's not a vehicle trail.
03:44
That's right, thank you.
03:50
You're going to go through and check these outside buildings that they have over here? You said you did, or we need to?
03:58
I'm asking if you would like me to before I came anywhere else.
04:01
If you're so comfortable with you guys, not you can wait on somebody.
04:04
It's up to you.
04:05
I can see, and most of them I'll advise if I need to attend once I get closer.
04:11
That's cry I walk up.
04:12
Let's go here. I get from the top.
04:14
Yeah, it's patrolling in the area of Old Logan.
04:17
I have a signal (number withheld) for (name withheld)'s Dodge Truck whenever you're ready.
04:27
Just air it, radio.
04:29
That'll be John David Union 8450, repeating John, David, Union, 8450.
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That's it. You're clear, all units to you guys that has been imported to the call.
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Location mentioned:
Old Logan Rd SE, Lancaster, OH 43130
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