Wesley Ashton Ayers, 15, Missing [FOUND SAFE] 4/25/08, WAYLAND, Mich.

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Amber Alert for Wayland teen

Posted: April 28, 2008 04:46 PM

Updated: April 28, 2008 04:55 PM

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WAYLAND, Mich. (WOOD) -- An Amber Alert has been issued for a 15-year-old Wayland teenager.

Wesley Ashton Ayers was babysitting Saturday at his residence when his mom came home and noticed he was gone.

Police believe 24-year-old Dana Lee Rider abducted him.


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Ayers is 6'0" tall, weighs 230 pounds, has brown eyes, brown hair, and a tattoo of a cross on his left leg.

Rider is 5'4" tall, weighs 155 pounds, has brown eyes, brown hair, and a large tattoo on his back and one on his right bicep. He also has ties near Newberry and Mackinaw City.

Police think Ayers is in extreme danger because Rider has a criminal history of harming children, sexual assault, or is suicidal.

They could be traveling in a 1997 black Kia Sportage with Michigan license plate number BUS3883, which police say was stolen near the time Ayers disappeared. They may be enroute to Indiana or Pennsylvania.

If you have any information about this crime you are asked to call police.
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Amber Alert

Missing From: Wayland, MI
Missing Date: 04/25/2008 12:00 AM
Issued for: Michigan: Statewide
Contact: If you have information, please contact Wayland Police Department, 269-792-9366
Circumstances: The Wayland Police Department is investigating an endangered missing child, Wesley Ashton Ayers. The suspect has ties near Newberry and Mackinaw City or they may have been enroute to Indiana or Pennsylvania. The child was last seen at home babysitting. When mother returned home on the 26th, the child was gone. He is believed to be in extreme danger. If you have any information on the alleged victim, abductor, or vehicle, IMMEDIATELY telephone 911 or Wayland Police Department at 269-792-9366.



Missing Child
Name: Wesley Ashton Ayers
Alias:
Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown
Skin Color: Age: 15YO
Height: 6FT0 Weight: 230LBS
Gender: Male
Description: Cross tattoo on left leg


Suspect
Name: Dana Lee Rider
Alias:
Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown
Skin Color: Age: 24YO
Height: 5FT4 Weight: 155LBS
Gender: Male
Description: Large tattoo on back, tattoo on right bicep

Vehicle Information
Make: KIA Model: Sportage
Color: Black Interior Color:
License State: License Text: BUS3883
Vehicle Description:

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Amber Alert for Wayland teen; suspect's vehicle found
Updated: April 28, 2008 06:21 PM
Police say 24-year-old Dana Lee Rider (right) abducted Wesley Ashton Ayers, 15, (left). Their vehicle has been found in Albion, Indiana.


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AMBER ALERT: Wayland teen believed to be in extreme danger

Updated: 4/28/2008 7:02:59 PM

Wayland - The Michigan Department of State Police Operations Center has issued an Amber Alert for a missing teen from Wayland.

Wesley Ashton Ayers, 15 years old, 6'0" tall, 230 lbs., brown eyes and brown hair with a cross tattoo on his left leg was last seen at home in Wayland babysitting on April 26th. When his mother returned home, Ayers was missing.

Wayland Police believe that Ayers was abducted by Dana Lee Rider, male, 24 years old, 5'4" tall, 155 lbs., with brown eyes and brown hair and a large tattoo on his back and on his right bicep. He is believed to be driving a black Kia Sportage, license number BUS3883, which was reported stolen from Wayland near the time of the child's disappearance.

Rider has ties near Newberry and Mackinaw City or police think he may be enroute to Indiana or Pennslyvania.

If you have any information about the victim, the suspect or the vehicle, call 911 or the Wayland Police Department 269-792-9366 immediately.

We'll update this information as often as possible on www.wzzm13.com.
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Amber Alert issued; suspect's car found in Indiana

Updated: April 28, 2008 08:15 PM

Wayland, Mich. (WOOD-TV) -- A vehicle believed to be carrying an abducted teenager and the suspect has been found in Albion, Indiana. But there is no sign of the those involved.

An Amber Alert was issued Monday afternoon for 15-year-old Wesley Ashton Ayers. Police say he was babysitting Saturday at his Wayland residence when his mom came home around 2:30 a.m. and noticed he was gone.

Police believe 24-year-old Dana Lee Rider abducted him.

Ayers is 6'0" tall, weighs 230 pounds, has brown eyes, brown hair, and a tattoo of a cross on his left leg.

Rider is 5'4" tall, weighs 155 pounds, has brown eyes, brown hair, and a large tattoo on his back and one on his right bicep. He also has ties near Newberry and Mackinaw City.

Police think Ayers is in extreme danger because Rider has been convicted of molesting a boy under the age of 13. He recently was released from prison and had been in Wayland for a week and a half.

The 1997 black Kia Sportage that police say was stolen near the time Ayers disappeared and believed to be driven by Rider was found Monday evening in Indiana. The FBI is now processing the vehicle.

If you have any information about this crime you are asked to call police.
http://www.wane.com/global/story.asp?s=8240650

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AMBER ALERT UPDATE: Vehicle found, search for teen continues

Updated: 4/28/2008 9:20:42 PM

Wayland - The search for a missing Wayland teenager has extended to Indiana. The Michigan State Police issued an Amber Alert Monday afternoon for 15 year old Wesley Ashton Ayers.

Police believe Ayers was abducted by 24 year old Dana Lee Rider, a convicted sex offender who just moved to Wayland. The Kia Sportage Rider was believed to be driving was found aroud 5:30am Monday in Albion Indiana, Northwest of Fort Wayne. Authorities believe Rider stole the Sportage from a parking lot near the Wayland Police Department. They are now believed to be driving another stolen vehicle, a gray Pontiac Montana van.

Police say the missing teen was last seen on April 26th while babysitting his siblings at their home in Wayland. When his mother returned home, Ayers was missing.

Ayers is described as 6'0" tall, 230 lbs., brown eyes and brown hair with a cross tattoo on his left leg.

Dana Rider is male, 24 years old, 5'4" tall, 155 lbs., with brown eyes and brown hair and a large tattoo on his back and on his right bicep.

Wayland police say another man, 19 year old Kasey Giffin is also involved and is considered a person of interest.

Police say Rider has ties in Indiana.

If you have any information about this case call 911 or the Wayland Police Department 269-792-9366 immediately.

We'll update this information as often as possible on www.wzzm13.com.
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=91364

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Amber Alert in effect for Indiana

Posted: April 28, 2008 09:56 PM

INDIANA (WISH) - An amber alert out of Michigan is now in effect for Indiana.

Police in Michigan issued the alert Monday afternoon for 15-year-old Wesley Ashton Ayers. Ayers is 6 feet tall, 230 pounds, with a tattoo of a cross on his left leg.

They believe 24-year-old Dana Lee Rider abducted him.

Rider is 5' 4" inches tall, 155 pounds with a large tattoo on his back and another one on his right bicep.

The car believed to be carrying the two was found Monday in Albion, Indiana.

Police think Ayers is in extreme danger because Rider was just recently released from prison and has been convicted of molesting a boy under the age of 13.

Anyone with information is asked to call police.
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Amber Alert for Wayland teen; suspect's vehicle found
Updated: April 28, 2008 10:07 PM


WAYLAND, Mich. (WOOD) -- A vehicle believed to be carrying an alleged abducted teenager and the suspect has been found in Albion, Indiana. But there is no sign of the those involved.

An Amber Alert was issued Monday afternoon for 15-year-old Wesley Ashton Ayers. Police say he was babysitting his siblings Saturday at their Wayland house. His mom came home around 2:30 a.m. and noticed he was gone.

Police believe 24-year-old Dana Lee Rider abducted him.

Investigators think Ayers is in extreme danger because Rider has been convicted of molesting a boy under the age of 13. He recently was released from prison and had been in Wayland for a week and a half.

Police say they were traveling in a 1997 black Kia Sportage that was reported stolen from behind the Wayland Police Department around the same time Ayers went missing.

Some students at Wayland High School overheard at a party about the possibility of a car being stolen and those involved going to Indiana or Pennsylvania. That information was related to Wayland police which turned their attention to Indiana.

Wayland Police Chief Dan Miller told 24 Hour News 8 four people were reported seen leaving that same Kia around 8:30 a.m. Saturday in Albion, Indiana. Then around 11:30 a.m., a woman reported her 2003 silver Pontiac Montana was missing.

Police in Albion were then alerted around 5 p.m. Monday that the Kia was parked for two days in an alley in the 500 block of North Orange Street. Officers arrived at the scene and turned the vehicle over to the FBI because the case has crossed state lines.

24 Hour News 8 was at Ayers' house when police called to inform his mom that they found the car. Shannon Ayers told us she wishes her son would come home.

According to authorities, Rider, Ayers and a 19-year-old neighbor, Casey Griffin, may be traveling in the Pontiac Montana with Indiana license plate number DQ1982.

Ayers is 6'0" tall, weighs 230 pounds, has brown eyes, brown hair, and a tattoo of a cross on his left leg.

Rider is 5'4" tall, weighs 155 pounds, has brown eyes, brown hair, and a large tattoo on his back and one on his right bicep. He has ties near Newberry and Mackinaw City.

If you have any information about this crime you are asked to call police.

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WAYLAND -- Police in Indiana have located the stolen car believed to have carried a Wayland teenager and two other men, including a registered sex offender, out of West Michigan, authorities said.

An Amber Alert was issued today seeking help finding 15-year-old Wesley Ayers after his mother discovered him missing from their apartment about 5 a.m. Saturday, Wayland Police Chief Dan Miller said.

Miller said Ayers is believed to be with Dana Lee Rider, 24, and Kasey Giffin, 19. Rider was convicted of third-degree sexual assault against a 13- to 15-year-old boy in 2002, serving nearly five years in prison for the offense.

The trio allegedly stole a black Kia Sportage from behind the police headquarters early Saturday and have not been heard from since.

"We don't really believe (Ayers) was abducted, but maybe he was promised something to go along or talked in to it," Miller said. "It's out of character for him to leave or not tell his mom what he's doing."

Police believe Ayers could be harmed because of Rider's criminal history. The teenager and Rider met at a city park Friday afternoon, police said. They later hung out with Giffin, who lives in the same apartment complex as Ayers, and the two older men were overheard talking about stealing a car, witnesses told police.

Rider recently moved to Wayland and was living downtown in an apartment above a bar. He has no known ties to the area, Miller said.

The Amber Alert was not immediately issued Saturday because police were uncertain on the circumstances of Ayers' disappearance.

The Kia was found in Albion, Ind., by a man who saw four white males leaving the car early today. That man called police, who discovered the car had been reported stolen and contacted Wayland authorities.

Authorities in Albion told Miller that a Pontiac Montana was stolen about two blocks away from where the Kia was left. It is suspected the four men took that car, Miller said.

"They may be going to Pennsylvania; they might be going somewhere else," he said.

Miller said no other Wayland-area residents have been reported missing, and it is unclear who the fourth person is or how he came to be part of the group.

http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/04/amber_alert_issued_for_missing.html

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ALERT STATUS: Alert
DATE OF ALERT: 04/28/08
TIME OF ALERT: 11:30 pm

PAGE UPDATED: 04/28/08

NAME: Wesley Ashton Ayers
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LOCATION LAST SEEN: Wayland, Michigan
DESCRIPTION: Wesley Ashton Ayers is a 15 year old white male, 6'0" tall, 230 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

CONTACT:
Officer Miller

Wayland Michigan Police Department
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1-888-582-6237
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AMBER Alert Has Happy Ending
By Amber Stearns
4/29/2008

A happy ending for the subject of an overnight AMBER Alert.

Michigan State Police say 15-year-old Wesley Ashton Ayers was found safe just before 8am this morning.

The alert was issued late last night after Ayers was reported missing from his Wayland home and believed traveling with a convicted sex offender.

The alert was carried in Indiana after authorities in Albion, Indiana found the stolen car police thought was the mode of transportation for the pair.

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Wayland teen found in Tennessee; Amber Alert canceled
Posted by The Grand Rapids Press April 29, 2008 09:34AM

WAYLAND -- A missing 15-year-old boy, the subject of an Amber Alert after he left home with a registered sex-offender, was found safe this morning in Tennessee, Wayland police said.

Police were searching for Wesley Ayers and two other men when state police found them sleeping in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Athens, Tenn. Police had information they were in the area, and were checking hotels and parking lots.

Wayland police suspect Ayers was talked into leaving his mother's apartment on Saturday. An Amber Alert was issued Monday afternoon. Police found the stolen car they were believed to be riding in in Indiana.

His mother, Shannon Ayers, told police her son was baby-sitting three of her children while she cared for a sick relative when he left early Saturday.

Police did not believe he was abducted, but were concerned because he was with a registered sex offender, Dana Rider, 24, who recently moved to Wayland and befriended Ayers.

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Amber Alert Cancelled: Wesley Ashton Ayers found in Tennessee

Updated: 4/29/2008 10:11:40 AM

Wayland - Wesley Ashton Ayers has been found and is in the custody of the Tennessee State Police.

Ayers, Dana Lee Rider and Kasey Giffin were spotted sleeping in a vehicle in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Athens,TN, about 60 miles southwest of Knoxville.

All three are in custody of the Tennessee State Police at this time.

The Michigan State Police issued an Amber Alert Monday afternoon for 15-year-old Wesley Ashton Ayers.

Police stated that Ayers was abducted by 24-year-old Dana Lee Rider, a convicted sex offender who just moved to Wayland.

The Kia Sportage Rider was believed to be driving was found around 5:30 a.m. Monday in Albion, IN, northwest of Fort Wayne.

Authorities believe Rider stole the Sportage from a parking lot near the Wayland Police Department. They believe Rider stole another vehicle in Indiana.

Michigan State Police tipped off the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Monday night, asking for an Amber Alert to be issued in Tennessee. Authorities say they were in the process of issuing the alert when a Tennessee state trooper found Ayers, Rider, and Giffin.

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