UPDATE 10:30 a.m. April 20:
A Hot Springs man and Tennessee teen have been charged in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a 17-year-old Hot Springs girl who was abducted late Monday near her downtown workplace.
Samuel Wayne Bolling Jr., 38, who lists an address at a condo at 4810 Central Ave., and Dayla Diane Ferrer, 19, who lists an Atoka, Tenn., address, have both been charged with felony counts of kidnapping, aggravated robbery, first-degree false imprisonment and first-degree battery and are being held on zero bond.
Hot Springs Police Officer 1st Class Omar Cervantes confirmed early Wednesday the two were arrested in connection with the abduction of Trynytee Case, 17, near the Pour Some Sugar On Me Sweet Shoppe, 502 Central Ave., shortly before 9:30 p.m. Monday.
UPDATE 4:35 p.m.:
Hot Springs police say detectives have located Trynytee Case, a student at Cutter Morning Star High School, following an "alleged abduction" Monday night.
Hot Springs police Officer 1st Class Omar Cervantes said in a brief news release that police are still seeking a "vehicle of interest," a 2021 White Nissan Versa with Tennessee license plate 59BD82.
"This investigation is still ongoing, further information will be provided as it becomes available," Cervantes said.
UPDATE 4:30 p.m.:
Hot Springs police Officer 1st Class Omar Cervantes says that Trynytee Case, a student at Cutter Morning Star High School, has been found unharmed and is being interviewed by detectives.
UPDATE 2:30 p.m.:
The Hot Springs Police Department is seeking a "vehicle of interest" in the ongoing AMBER Alert for missing teen Trynytee Case, according to an update from the Arkansas State Police.
The vehicle is a White Nissan Versa bearing Tennessee license plate 59B D82.
State police earlier identified the vehicle as a white, four-door 2014-2017 Honda Accord.
There will be a candlelight vigil on the front steps of Cutter Morning Star High School, where Case is a student, at 7 p.m. today.
"Students, staffs, parents, and community members are welcome to join with us in believing for her safe return. Local churches and pastors are invited to attend and provide comfort and support. We have a limited number of candles, so please bring candles from home," the school said in a post on its Facebook page.
UPDATE 12:30 p.m.:
Nancy Anderson, the superintendent of the Cutter Morning Star School District where Trynytee Case is a student, said Tuesday that her fellow students are being asked to share any information they have, "no matter how insufficient it may seem to them."
"Cutter Morning Star is obviously devastated and in shock about the disappearance of our sweet Trynytee," Anderson said in a statement to the newspaper.
"We are assisting law enforcement agencies in any way possible to find her. We held a meeting this morning with our student body encouraging them to share any information they may have no matter how insufficient it may seem to them."
"We also discussed safe practices and taking care of each other at all (times)," Anderson said, adding that additional counselors have been brought in to speak with any student who might need extra emotional support.
"We have reached out to local churches and our community asking for prayers for Trynytee's safe return. We are also asking for prayers for our CMS family. Our students, staff, faculty, and community cannot understand this evil and ask you pray for us during this difficult situation," she said.
UPDATE 11:35 a.m.:
According to the Arkansas State Police Facebook page, Trynytee Case is believed to be in a white four-door 2014-2017 Honda Accord.
The last known possible direction of travel was south on Arkansas Highway 7.
Anyone who has seen Case, or a vehicle matching that description, is asked to call the Hot Springs Police Department, 501-651-7711.
EARLIER
Hot Springs police on Tuesday issued an AMBER Alert for a local teen who was possibly kidnapped after leaving her job at a downtown business late Monday.
Trynytee Case, 17, of Hot Springs, was last seen at approximately 9:15 p.m. near her job at the Pour Some Sugar on Me Sweet Shoppe, 502 Central Ave., talking with an unidentified white female, according to an HSPD release.
Case is described as white, 5 feet, 6 inches, 115 pounds, with brown hair in a ponytail, hazel eyes, light complexion, and was last seen wearing a blue hoodie with the “Pour Some Sugar on Me” logo, legging style pants and white tennis shoes.
Anyone with any information about her whereabouts should contact HSPD Sgt. Scott Lampinen at 501-651-7711.
According to a press release, Case left work at the bakery along with another co-worker walking to their vehicles parked a block away. The two females were met by an unknown white female standing near a parked vehicle.
The unknown female asked Case if she could use her phone, stating she was lost and her parents were staying in a condo in Hot Springs. The female then changed her mind and told Case she needed to utilize the GPS coordinates and her to walk closer to the female’s vehicle.
Pour Some Sugar On Me Sweet Shoppe, left, is shown on Tuesday, with the Exchange Street Parking Plaza to the right. Hot Springs police on Tuesday activated an AMBER Alert after an employee of the business reportedly went missing Monday night. - Photo by Andrew Mobley of The Sentinel-RecordDuring this time, Case’s friend stated she would go and get her vehicle, parked in the city’s parking garage. When the friend returned to pick up Case, she was nowhere to be found, the release states.
The friend attempts to call the victim, with no answer. The friend “panics and calls the victim’s mother who then attempts numerous times to call the victim’s phone.” The victim reportedly answered and said, “everything is fine,” but then a male voice comes across the phone and he demands $10,000 dollars for Case’s return or “they would kill and cut up the victim.”
The phone went dead at that point and no contact has been made since, the release states. Case’s cellphone was pinged and was last seen headed south on Highway 7 south of Hot Springs.