AMBER Alert Issued in Independence


The missing boy

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Police are searching for an 18-month-old boy who was taken from his grandmother’s home.

Police believe he was taken by his non-custodial Mother around 4 a.m. Tuesday in the 2300 block of S. Fuller Court.

Kenyon J.Y. Brock is described as being 25 pounds with sandy blonde hair and a strawberry colored bruise on his stomach and the back of his neck. He was wearing a white T-shirt with blue sleeves and blue shorts.


The boy's mother, who is said to be possibly mentally unstable

Police say his mother, 17-year-old Kassi L. Elliott, was wearing a red T-shirt and blue jeans. She was last seen in a two-door 1998 green Pontiac with Missouri plates OCG29E.

Elliot is believed to be accompanied by two additional persons of interest, one unidentified man, weighing about 180 pounds and standing about 5 feet 11 inches tall, and a 16-year-old girl named Brittney Taylor.

The Independence Police Department has listed Jefferson City or Dewitt, Mo., as possible destinations.

Police don’t know if the toddler is in any danger, but if you have any information, you are urged to call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-TIPS. You can also submit an anonymous tip online.

Stay tuned to nbcactionnews.com for the latest on this story.

AMBER Alert Issued in Independence - NBC Action News KSHB-TV 41


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I'm scared for this kid. The mom might be nuts, and one of the other passengers in the car is said to have a criminal history. Who knows what the fuck they might do to this child. An amber alert's already been issued, which is very quick for us, so we know it's very, very serious. I hope they find him, all right.


EDIT: News is reporting, one of the passengers in the car has been dropped off in Jefferson City, Missouri, which is halfway across the state from where the boy was kidnapped. Authorities are questioning this person about what has happened.