UPDATE: Children Taken From Atmore Gas Station Found Safe In Mississippi; Man To Face Child Custody Charges

February 4, 2021

Two children taken from an Atmore gas station Thursday morning have been safely recovered safe and unharmed in Mississippi, and the father of one of the children is now charged in connection with the incident.

About 9:40 a.m., the Atmore Police Department responded to the report of man abducting two children ages 3 and 16 from at a gas station on Jacks Springs Road at I-65.

The mother of the children told police she had traveled from Texas earlier Thursday morning with the intention of moving to Alabama. She said the children were taken by her estranged husband.

According to Atmore Police Chief Brooks, the woman said she pulled into the gas station to refuel her truck, and the children went inside the store. She said that minutes later the children exited the store and got into the husband’s Toyota Camry.

The woman told police that her husband is biological the father of the 3-year old. She said her husband was not the father of the teen and had no parental rights to the child.

“The woman also said she did not feel the children were in danger but wanted the children back in her custody,” Brooks said.

The father, identified as 58-year old Bruice Jyrome Jonson of San Antonio, Texas, was later detained in Gulfport, Mississippi. He will face interference with child custody charges when extradited back to Alabama.

NorthEscambia.com file photo.

Comments

6 Responses to “UPDATE: Children Taken From Atmore Gas Station Found Safe In Mississippi; Man To Face Child Custody Charges”

  1. Outsider looking in on February 6th, 2021 11:37 am

    I’m just the outsider looking in this is why people do dumb things the laws now this man has to sit in jail waiting to go back to a different county to await trial

  2. Just Saying on February 5th, 2021 1:48 pm

    @Bewildered,

    There are many many reasons for moving out of state, such as better jobs, housing, way of life, and, yes, to get away from the other parent for a myriad of reasons. I went halfway across the country with mine to protect myself and my children because the law wouldn’t because he has to actually DO something before they can intervene, so, please think before you reply.

  3. Bewildered on February 5th, 2021 5:19 am

    Years ago they had a law prohibiting custodial parents from packIng up and leavIng with the child. Doing so prevents the other biological parent from staying in contact with his/her child. No wonder we have all these amber alerts. Most of these kids are not in danger, the adults need to stop using kids as a means to punish ex partners.

  4. Patriot on February 4th, 2021 9:01 pm

    Rodney, an amber alert wasn’t used because the children weren’t in any danger.

  5. Rodney Boyington on February 4th, 2021 6:26 pm

    Why was no amber alert sent out

  6. Have hope on February 4th, 2021 1:09 pm

    Have hope for the FBI. They can do it. Prayers for everyone involved.

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