Reports: Father Of Missing Shasta County Infant Missing And Armed
SHASTA COUNTY (CBS13/AP) - The father of a missing Shasta County infant is also missing and is armed with a stolen handgun, say authorities.
Matthew Graham, who is being called a person of interest in his 6-month-old daughter, Ember's, disappearance, reportedly missed a meeting with his probation officer on Saturday, and his mother says his whereabouts are unknown, reports KHSL-TV in Chico.
Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko says Graham also stole cash and a pistol from his mother's home in Redding.
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Matthew reported Ember missing Thursday morning, saying he had last seen her in her crib Wednesday night. He became a person of interest in her disappearance after reportedly gave inconsistent statements to Shasta County Sheriff's investigators.
No official charges have been filed against Graham.
The Shasta County Sheriff's Office resumed its search for the baby with crews combing a sparsely populated area in Northern California after a pacifier similar to one Ember had was found along a roadway. The Record Searchlight reports officers assisted by a helicopter and police dogs are looking for Matthew.
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