Amber Alert issued for missing McKinney sisters Jennifer & Jessica Burns
UPDATE (1/22/2023) — Jennifer and Jessica Burns have been found safe and the Alert has been discontinued.
MCKINNEY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — An Amber Alert has been issued for two sisters from McKinney police fear may be in serious danger.
Police are searching for Jessica Burns, 9, and Jennifer Burns, 6, who were both last seen on Thursday evening just before 6:00 p.m. at a restaurant near Central Expressway and Virginia Parkway.
Jessica is 4'10" tall, weighs about 90 lbs, and was last seen wearing dark frame glasses, a red long sleeve shirt with black sleeves, and blue jeans. Her sister Jennifer is 4'0" tall, weighs 60 lbs, and was last seen with purple frame glasses, a light blue shirt with sparkles on front, and blue jeans. Both girls have blonde hair and blue eyes.
Jessica and Jennifer were having a supervised visit with their father, Justin Burns, 33, and CPS agents when they disappeared. Law enforcement officials said that they believe the girls were abducted and are looking for their grandmother, Jame Burns, 60, in connection with their disappearance. Justin, who has an open felony drug possession case in Dallas, is thought to be involved as well and has been arrested on two counts of kidnapping.
Jame is described as 5'2" tall and about 230 lbs with blonde hair and brown eyes. She was last seen in McKinney wearing dark-framed glasses, a red long sleeve shirt with black sleeves, and blue jeans. She is thought to be driving a 2009 Black Ford Escape with TX plates MTC6093. The vehicle is believed to have a scratch on the front, silver, door handles, and a black interior.
According to a grand jury indictment from July of last year, Jame was expected to appear in court today on two charges of child endangerment related to an incident on Sept. 17, 2021 when she allegedly exposed Jennifer, Jessica, and another child to methamphetamine. The arresting officer's report claims that Jame attempted to take the girls and flee when police arrived on scene.
McKinney police are working with the FBI and believe that Jennifer and Jessica are in grave or immediate danger. They ask that anyone with information about their abduction or current location call 911.
