The search for Kinzleigh since the time she was reported missing required hundreds of manpower hours along with the help of thermal imaging from airplanes and drones.Ī K9 bloodhound named K9 Deputy Fred and his handler Deputy Richard Tidwell from Rutherford County were employed to help with the search.ĭeputies said Tidwell obtained an item belonging to Reeder and allowed Fred to smell it. The County Sheriff eventually granted him custody of Kinzleigh but the sheriff’s office still has no clue what transpired between the day the child was last seen and the day they were found. Upon his release from jail, Reeder was given approval by the DCS to live in the same residence where his daughter was staying. Kinzleigh was then placed into temporary custody of a family member. The young girl was with him at the time prompting the Department of Children’s Services to charge Reeder with child abuse and neglect. Inquiries came to reveal that Reeder had driven his Nissan Rogue off the roadway into the creek bed where it got stuck in the midst of a heavy downpour and the eventual flooding of the creek. The child was exposed to the elements on that cold rainy night and the impending threat of rising creek waters. She was previously removed from Reeder’s custody in March after they were found camped out under a bridge on March 18 at Dry Creek and Pea Ridge Road. The case has been on active investigation after the child was reported missing since May 26. “It all came to an end on Friday evening when the child was located in an outbuilding with her father.” Both father and daughter were found barricaded with little food and water. “The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department along with other agencies from across middle Tennessee have diligently worked around the clock looking for Kinzleigh Reeder,” Ray said. Nicholas Reeder was taken into police custody on Friday after he was found by authorities barricaded together with his daughter Kinzleigh, in the premises of his own property in DeKalb County.Īccording to a statement released by the DeKalb County Sheriff Patrick Ray, Reeder was arrested after authorities raided his home and found that he had barricaded himself along with his daughter in an unventilated and decrepit outbuilding of Reeder's property. He ate the chicken and wanted to meet other people as if to say, ‘Look what I’ve done.A 34-year-old father in Tennessee has been arrested for child abuse and neglect of his 6-year-old daughter. “I pulled the chicken reward out of my pocket. “I praised him and loved on him,” Tidwell said. This time he received an extra treat of pizza crusts. Tidwell said Fred gets a reward of chicken to feast on when he makes a successful find. “It is an honor to serve alongside some of the most dedicated and highly trained first responders in the country.” “Everyone was prepared to stay on scene until the little girl was safely located and out of harm’s way,” Holloway said. Holloway said this is another example of agencies from Rutherford County working together to achieve a common goal. Sheriff Ray thanked the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, Rutherford County Fire & Rescue, StormPoint drones, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Smithville-DeKalb County Rescue Squad, DeKalb EMS, the FBI and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for all their assistance in the search. The father was taken into custody and Kinzleigh was safely turned over to DeKalb County deputies. “We made entry into the building and discovered the suspect and child in the back of the shed behind blankets that were hanging from a makeshift clothesline,” Holloway said. Holloway said deputies forced open the door and found it was reinforced from the inside. He sniffed the door and door knob, then sat down indicating he found the father. They traveled to the home and released Fred who followed a footpath from the home to a burn pile, a truck and an outbuilding. Tidwell obtained an item belonging to the father and allowed Fred to smell it. John Ingle of Rutherford County Fire & Rescue, who was on the scene with the department’s drone team and StormPoint drones, told Holloway that DeKalb County deputies believed the father and daughter were behind a home. Jake Beu and Deputy Jonathan Backus assisted in the search.Ĭapt. Deputies believed the father and daughter were camping in the Pea Ridge community. Ray’s department had been searching for the father and daughter since the father allegedly abducted her May 26.
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