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2-year-old Detroit girl safe after AMBER Alert; suspect arrested after chase

Posted at 6:59 AM, Aug 01, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-01 20:32:28-04

UpdateSee the moment a 2-year-old Detroit kidnapping victim was rescued by police

 

2:10 p.m.

A witness at the scene took video of the crash scene following a police pursuit. A toddler that was reported kidnapped was rescued, and is safe. 

 

10:15 a.m.

Detroit police provided an update after a kidnapped 2-year-old who prompted an AMBER Alert early Tuesday morning was found safe.

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According to police, officers located the suspect, 42-year-old Grady Barrett on I-75 near the Ohio border and tried to pull him over.

Police said the suspect took off and they pursued him for nearly an hour through multiple counties and cities before he crashed at 7 Mile and Meyers on Detroit’s west side.

The suspect and another woman were arrested and the 2-year-old was found safe. 2-year-old Sondra Renee was taken to Children’s Hospital as a precaution.

Barrett suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. He is under arrest.

9:58 a.m.

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9:45 a.m.

Detroit police say a 2-year-old girl who was taken early Tuesday morning is safe after the suspect crashed on Detroit's west side.

Two people were arrested after the chase, according to police.

Police were chasing the suspect throughout metro Detroit for nearly an hour before they crashed on the city's west side near 7 Mile and Meyers.

The car rolled over, and multiple emergency crews are on scene.

Grady Lamar Barrett, 42, is the suspect who allegedly took 2-year-old Sondra Renee early this morning from her aun't house.

9:25 a.m.

Detroit police are expected to provide an update on an AMBER Alert and search for a 2-year-old girl taken at gunpoint early Tuesday morning.

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According to police, 42-year-old Grady Lamar Barrett, pictured above, went to the girl's aunt's house and took 2-year-old Sondra Renee at gunpoint. The aunt was babysitting Sondra for her mom.

Barrett escaped in a black 2009 GMC Sierra Pickup Truck with Michigan license plate DAS-8417 with a trailer attached. The trailer has Michigan license plate D476667 and a sign of "G&G Landscaping, Snow Removal and Grass Cutting" on the side of it.

Michigan State Police are chasing Barrett throughout metro Detroit.

9:15 a.m.

Michigan State Police troopers are allegedly chasing the suspect wanted for abducting a 2-year-old Detroit girl at gunpoint. The abduction prompted an AMBER Alert.

According to police, 42-year-old Grady Lamar Barrett, pictured above, went to the girl's aunt's house and took 2-year-old Sondra Renee at gunpoint. The aunt was babysitting Sondra for her mom.

It happened in the 21000 block of Karl, near McNichols and Lahser on the city's west side.

Barrett escaped in a black 2009 GMC Sierra Pickup Truck with Michigan license plate DAS-8417 with a trailer attached. The trailer has Michigan license plate D476667 and a sign of "G&G Landscaping, Snow Removal and Grass Cutting" on the side of it.

Troopers allegedly chased the suspect on eastbound I-94 from Romulus before he headed into the city of Detroit down the Southfield Freeway.

7:00 a.m.

Detroit police are asking for an AMBER Alert as they search for a missing 2-year-old girl who was taken at gunpoint by her mother's boyfriend early Tuesday morning.

According to police, 42-year-old Grady Lamar Barrett, pictured above, went to the girl's aunt's house and took 2-year-old Sondra Renee at gunpoint. The aunt was babysitting Sonra for her mom.

It happened in the 21000 block of Karl, near McNichols and Lahser on the city's west side.

Barrett escaped in a black 2009 GMC Sierra Pickup Truck with Michigan license plate DAS-8417 with a trailer attached. The trailer has Michigan license plate D476667 and a sign of "G&G Landscaping, Snow Removal and Grass Cutting" on the side of it.

7:30 a.m.

An AMBER Alert has been issued for a missing 2-year-old Detroit girl who wa taken at gunpoint by her mother's boyfriend.

According to police, 42-year-old Grady Lamar Barrett, pictured above, went to the girl's aunt's house and took 2-year-old Sondra Renee at gunpoint. The aunt was babysitting Sondra for her mom.

It happened in the 21000 block of Karl, near McNichols and Lahser on the city's west side.

Barrett escaped in a black 2009 GMC Sierra Pickup Truck with Michigan license plate DAS-8417 with a trailer attached. The trailer has Michigan license plate D476667 and a sign of "G&G Landscaping, Snow Removal and Grass Cutting" on the side of it.

He is described as a black male, 6-feet tall, 278 pounds, bald with a thick beard and mustache.

She is described as a black female, 2-feet-5-inches tall with brown eyes, braids and dark complexion.

7:00 a.m.

Detroit police are asking for an AMBER Alert as they search for a missing 2-year-old girl who was taken at gunpoint by her mother's boyfriend early Tuesday morning.

According to police, 42-year-old Grady Lamar Barrett, pictured above, went to the girl's aunt's house and took 2-year-old Sondra Renee at gunpoint. The aunt was babysitting Sonra for her mom.

It happened in the 21000 block of Karl, near McNichols and Lahser on the city's west side.

Barrett escaped in a black 2009 GMC Sierra Pickup Truck with Michigan license plate DAS-8417 with a trailer attached. The trailer has Michigan license plate D476667 and a sign of "G&G Landscaping, Snow Removal and Grass Cutting" on the side of it.

He is described as a black male, 6-feet tall, 278 pounds, bald with a thick beard and mustache.

She is described as a black female, 2-feet-5-inches tall with brown eyes, braids and dark complexion.

We're working with Michigan State Police to see if an AMBER Alert will be issued.