WATCH: Second day of searching for Summer Wells has come to an end. In January, as part of an ongoing investigation . The TBI said it could not release additional details in the open investigation but said it would "immediately" notify the public should investigators uncover new information that could help find Summer. Is there evidence that Summer was abducted? (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation). An ongoing multi-agency investigation focusing on those trafficking deadly drugs into Knox County and surrounding areas has resulted in the seizure of more than two pounds of fentanyl, likely saving countless lives. The law enforcement side of it, they utilized that center for part of their work so our board of directors felt led that that is where that money should go to benefit other children in our area.. The organization Equusearch Midwest announced Monday that they would be sending a team back to Tennessee to assist in the ongoing search for Summer Wells. Additionally, in the first week, the FBI Child Abduction Rapid Deployment (CARD) team responded to the area. That strict number was the ones that were out searching on the ground in Beech Creek.. Right now, in essence, pretty much all were going off of is anything credible, credible leads, credible information.. A spokeswoman for CPS told Fox News the agency is participating in the investigation but could not provide further comment. We appreciate the publics ongoing interest in this case and urge anyone with credible information to call 1-800-TBI-FIND. Searching for Summer Wells | Don Wells releases letter to kidnappers. No one is more frustrated than us by the lack of answers at this stage. TBI asked anyone with credible information to call 1-800-TBI-FIND. Her family reported last seeing the 5-year-old around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Search efforts will continue on a more specialized team basis as needed and directed from local, state, and federal agencies. TBI officials said they are more concerned than ever about finding the child. The pickup is possibly a 1998-2000 maroon or red Toyota Tacoma, with a full bed ladder rack along with white buckets in the truck bed. Fox News Flash top headlines are here. When asked whether the boys are in state custody or with friends and relatives, Donald Wells told Times News, I cant answer any questions, buddy. The individual stated that the truck might have been parked in the area of Beech Creek Road and Ben Hill Road in the late afternoon to early evening on either Monday, June 14th, or Tuesday, June 15th. He has since been released. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation @TBInvestigation With truth, bravery, and integrity, we're proud to serve as the state's lead law enforcement agency, so "that guilt shall not escape, nor innocence suffer." Tennessee linktr.ee/TBInvestigation Born March 27, 1980 Joined April 2011 1,023 Following 153.5K Followers Tweets & replies Media At that time, no one imagined we would still be searching for her a year later. TBI officials began scaling back the search on June 27. We also appreciate the cooperation of the property owners in Beech Creek, most of which gave us whatever access we needed. Our goal is to find Summer., Donations totaling $35,000 have been offered but not deposited to the Summer Wells reward account. While the search continues, Rader warns of shady characters trying to capitalize on sympathy in the midst of tragedy. Oct 2017 - Present5 years 6 months. She was 5 when she was reported missing, and would now be 6 years old. The investigation remains ongoing at this time. She claims to be a Christian, and then she claims to be a psychic. In a statement, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said that law enforcement is not responsible for an image of a purported vehicle linked to the case circulating on social media nor have investigators asked for fundraising assistance. Additionally, K9 teams specializing in a variety of search methods have also been utilized. Wednesday, the Hawkins County Sheriffs Office held its first media briefing at 4 p.m. at Solomons Temple Missionary Baptist Church located at 7659 Lone Star Road in Kingsport to provide an update on the search for Summer. Should we develop that type of information, we will share it with you immediately. WATCH: Authorities give an update with the latest in the search for missing 5-year-old Summer Wells. Her mother reports last seeing her on the afternoon of June 15th at their home in the 100 block of Ben Hill Road. Summers family, including parents Don Wells and Candus Bly, reported last seeing the girl around 6:30 p.m. that evening at her home. To date, weve received well over 2,000 tips. WVLT News is also in the process of reaching out to The Department of Childrens Services to find out more about the role it is playing in the investigation. UPDATED 12/15/21 It has been six months since 5-year-old Summer Wells was reported missing from her home on Ben Hill Road in Hawkins County. Five days later, her car was discovered 30 miles away in a parking lot. #TNAMBERAlert: Summer Wells has now been missing from the Beech Creek community in Hawkins County for two weeks and two days.We arent giving up.Anyone with first-hand information about Summers disappearance is asked to call 1-800-TBI-FIND or email TipsToTBI@tn.gov. As of Wednesday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has received 970 tips, but none have led to the little girl at the center of the Amber Alert. There are now more than 80 agencies from Tennessee, Ohio, Virginia, Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina searching nearly six square miles around the home where Summer disappeared in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Agents and Hawkins County detectives continue to search for a 1998-2000 maroon or red Toyota Tacoma, with a full bed ladder rack and white buckets in the truck bed. #SummerWells 1/6 pic.twitter.com/TjXSpDdVty. Everyone continues to ask if she wandered off, why did somebody not see her, said Church Hill Rescue Squad Captain Tim Coup. The TBI held a press conference Thursday at 4 p.m. after saying it would only hold pressers in the case of a big finding in Summers case. June 15, 2022 marked one year since the Hawkins County girl went missing. 3/6 pic.twitter.com/9ms6PhglnX, The TBI also stated they have executed multiple search warrants and have collected potential digital evidence.. Summer Wells (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation) The sheriff said they have not ruled out a walk off, abduction, or other foul means in connection to her disappearance. However, we continue to investigate all possibilities. Click below to read the latest on the investigation. On Monday, TBI released new details in the case. Market data provided by Factset. UPDATED 3/2/22 The investigation into the disappearance of Summer Wells remains active and ongoing. Officials said that the case is not considered a cold case yet, however, since agents and detectives are still searching for the missing girl. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt, grey shorts and she was possibly barefoot when she went missing. More than 120 teams, including members of the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office,. UPDATED 7/1/21 at 1:05 p.m. (ET) We appreciate your partnership and ongoing interest in the search for Summer Wells. According to the order of protection, Bly said Wells was abusive mentally and physically. Call 1-800-TBI-FIND! Sharing speculation or rumors only makes the process more difficult for law enforcement by increasing the number of non-credible tips, TBI stated on Twitter. Investigators will continue to search points of interest as they are developed as well as follow up on all tips regarding Summers whereabouts. Yes. There was not a flower bed. An individual who travels through the area regularly as part of his job stated that he recallspossiblyseeing a 1998-2000 maroon or red Toyota Tacoma, with a full bed ladder rack and white buckets in the truck bed. This investigation weighs heavily on us all, and I promise that no one wants answers more than we do, Earhart said. Just because we may not be seen as such a large presence in and throughout the area, rest assured that we have not quit and wont quit until we find Summer Wells, officials said. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said authorities have received more than 560 tips as of Monday afternoon. The 56-year-old faced five charges: driving under the influence, open container, expired registration, improper lane usage, and violation of financial responsibility, according to a Hawkins Co. record-keeping app Mobile Patrol. Michael Ruiz is a reporter for Fox News Digital. According to her relatives, she had her last encounter with the 5-year-old child at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The tip count remains at around 1,500, according to the TBI. All sorts of people. Will additional searches be conducted? Have you conducted aerial searches? Will Puckett is live now with a timeline of events up to this point. pic.twitter.com/avYWx6j5YX. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-TBI-FIND. Summer Wells three brothers were removed from the Wells household by the Department of Child Services, according to a new report. No one is more frustrated than us by the lack of answers at this stage, the agency said. UPDATED 6/15/22 At approximately 6:30 p.m. on June 15, 2021, Summer Wells was reported missing from her home on Ben Hill Road in the Beech Creek Community of Hawkins County. investigation reached nearly eight months. The girls parents, Donald Wells and Candus Bly, have said they believe their daughter was abducted. Additionally, the photo was not released by law enforcement. Tennessee's Missing Persons TBI's Most Wanted Tennessee Sex Offender Registry Background Checks Sexual Assault Kit Tracking Information LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES: Saturday, the TBI asked for the publics assistance in locating a potential witness in the disappearance of Summer Wells. That does not count the hundreds of phone calls made to follow up on tips reported to law enforcement that were the result of non-factual information posted on social media. WVLT News reached out to Donald Wells twice to confirm the report, but he refused to answer questions regarding where the boys were or if they were taken by the DCS. LIVE: She needs to be found. The non-profit search team, Equusearch Midwest, returns to aid in the search for missing Summer Wells, 5, out of Hawkins County. Months later, she remains missing, but the Hawkins County Sheriffs Office says the case remains a priority and investigators continue to follow up on tips. All rights reserved. The community surrounding Hawkins County reacts to the now ten-day search for missing 5-year-old Summer Wells. There are few clues as to what happened to Summer despite investigators doing everything within their power to find answers. In July, the Hawkins County Sheriff said that churning misinformation was hampering the investigation., The TBI said on Wednesday it had executed numerous search warrants in the course of the investigation, which has included exhaustive ground searches and dozens of aerial searches. Wells was last seen at her familys Hawkins County home on June 15 this year, after her mother said the 5-year-old returned inside after gardening with her grandmother. A large search effort of the surrounding area turned up nothing. The vast majority of those pertain to rumors and speculation. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Hawkins County Sheriffs Office at 423-272-7121 or the TBI at 800-TBI-FIND. In January, as [] On Thursday, crews began conducting line searches in the Beech Creek area of Hawkins County. In an effort to cover all bases and identify the driver, the TBI, in agreement with the Hawkins County Sheriffs Office and the FBI, released the vehicle description. Don Wells told WVLT News at the time that his home was dangerous. He said the family had received threats on social media and multiple people had trespassed on the homes property, including people claiming to be psychics. Have you searched the home and property around the residence? Have you collected and reviewed surveillance video? Juanita for one. "People on social media are only adding to the pain the family is going through," he said. Then Don Wells, Summer's dad, released a statement to the local WJHL-TV condemning "negativity" on social media that he said isn't helping anyone find the missing girl. They took comp time, whatever they had to do. MORE: Here are additional photos of Summer Wells, who is missing from Hawkins County. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an Endangered Child Alert for missing Summer Moon-Utah Wells. #TNAMBERAlert: Missing five-year-old Summer Wells may now have shorter hair than that pictured in our earlier alerts. On Feb. 7, Don Wells pleaded guilty to a DUI charge he was arrested for on Oct. 30. ROGERSVILLE, TN (WSMV) - Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents and Hawkins County Sheriff's Office deputies participated in a "planned search" for Summer Wells on Monday. #TNAMBERAlert: The investigation into the disappearance of Summer Wells remains active and ongoing. @canduswells/TikTok; Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Summer Wells, 5, was reported missing on June 15 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. The girl was first reported missing on June 15, 2021, at the center of a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation-issued Endangered Child Alert. The Hawkins County Sheriffs Department shared an update on Facebook. The investigation into the disappearance of 5-year-old Summer Wells remains active and ongoing Thursday, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Hawkins County Sheriffs Office officials provided an update on the investigation and search for Summer Wells Sunday. As this is an ongoing investigation, we are limited to the details we can provide. TBI officials also shared a dive team with the Sullivan County Sheriffs Office assisted in searching a body of water. Officials also reviewed steps theyve taken in the search, saying that they had interviewed Wells family members, neighbors and even registered sex offenders in the area. Yes. Please help us bring her home! Incoming severe weather is a concern for search crews, according to officials. The search for missing 5-year-old Summer Wells entered its third week Tuesday. These are just a few of the agencies that have assisted in the search for Summer Wells. In addition to air and land searches, ponds and creeks are also being checked.Call 1-800-TBI-FIND with information. The AMBER Alert for missing 5-year-old Summer Wells stretched into its sixth day Monday. New information and a growing concern about the well-being of Summer prompted the TBI to issue a statewide AMBER Alert less than twelve hours later. And [Summer] wanted to go back over and see her brothers, and I said, OK, and I walked her all the way over to the porch, and I watched her walking into the kitchen where the boys were watching TV. Have you collected and reviewed surveillance video? The TBI confirmed it has received 730 tips so far, but none have resulted in a solid lead. UPDATED 11/10/21 The investigation into the disappearance of 5-year-old Summer Wells remains active and ongoing. The pastor of the Wells family spoke to WVLT News about the girls disappearance for the first time. Unreliable cell service and difficult terrain was an obstacle for crews searching and the TBI asked that civilians leave the search to professionals to ensure the safety of everyone. I have 33 active members on my roster. Summer Wells has now been missing for 84 days and has been at the center of a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation AMBER Alert for 83 days. "We are also aware of individuals asking for donations from the public under the pretense that they are assisting law enforcement in the search for Summer," the TBI statement continued. She reportedly left her home that night to meet a cousin at a bar, but she never reached her destination. Please help us and more importantly Summer by only sharing facts about the case. It was Wells first DUI, but since the arrest violated previous probation, he was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days at the Hawkins Co. Unreliable cell phone service and rugged terrain caused issues for search parties, and crews asked people to clear the area to help professionals ensure everyones safety. Coup is the captain of the Church Hill Rescue Squad and took 76 hours of paid time off from his job to work the search. In order to preserve the integrity of the investigation, we're not able to provide specifics. The mother of the missing 5-year-old Summer Wells spoke out publicly for the first time since the girls disappearance. She was last seen at her home in Rogersville, Tennessee. Church-goers at the Kingsport Seventh-Day Adventist Church are keeping the family in their thoughts, Ryder said. KNOX COUNTY - A joint investigation by special agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Knoxville Police Department, and the 5th Judicial District Drug Task Force has resulted in the indictment of four people in two counties on drug charges related to fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine. It will postpone those things from being done, but Im fine with that, he said. We do not. 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