4-year-old boy missing in Alabama since New Year’s Eve
Search efforts were underway Friday in Alabama for a 4-year-old boy missing since New Year’s Eve.
The boy, Johnathan Everett Boley, was last seen around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on the 7000 block of Highway 195, just north of Jasper near the Manchester community, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. He was visiting his father, Jameson Boley, who reported him missing around 1 p.m.
Johnathan was wearing “a yellow Mickey Mouse shirt, black pants and Paw Patrol shoes” when he disappeared, authorities said, adding that he was with his 6-year-old brother and his pet dog at the time.
Johnathan’s brother “identified the last place he saw him,” Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith said at a news conference Friday. Their dog is also missing.
After Johnathan disappeared, officers searched his father’s property, where they found explosive devices.
As a result, Jameson Boley was charged with two counts of chemical endangerment of a child and unlawful manufacturing of a destructive device or bacteriological weapon. Sheriff Smith stressed that the charges had “nothing to do” with the search for Johnathan, but “it is still a factor that hinders our search.” He also said the father had previously served in the military.
Anyone with information about the case was asked to contact the Walker County Sheriff’s Department.
