MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police have charged the father of a missing 3-year-old Memphis boy with aggravated child neglect or endangerment as they continue to search for the child.
The Memphis Police Department’s missing person’s bureau has been searching for Maurice Brown Jr. since his father called them on Sunday night and told them that he fell asleep for two hours and woke up at around 10:30 p.m. to find his son missing.
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Police spokeswoman Karen Rudolph said authorities used a helicopter and K-9 units to search for the boy. Fliers with a photo of the boy were being passed around the neighborhood near downtown Memphis where the boy lives.
On Monday afternoon, Rudolph said homicide investigators joined the search for Maurice, who has a low haircut and was last seen wearing a blue Batman shirt and blue jeans. Monday night, Memphis police said Maurice Brown Sr. had been charged in the case.
Information on the boy’s whereabouts should be phoned to the missing person number at (901) 636-4479.
