A frantic search was underway in Texas Sunday for a 5-year-old girl whose stepfather told police she was kidnapped by three men, including one who knocked him out during a carjacking, authorities said.
Sgt. Mark Holbrook of the Houston Police Department Homicide Division said Vence said that he went in and out of consciousness during the ordeal and, at one point, woke up to find the suspects driving him and the two children around in what he described as a blue pickup truck. "We'd love the public to help us so we can fill in the blanks in this story. I realize there are a lot of blanks in that story, but we're hoping the public can fill in the blanks," Holbrook said during a news conference Sunday afternoon.
Vence told police he was driving with the children to pick up their mother Friday night at George Bush Intercontinental Airport when he noticed something wrong with their car, a 2011 silver Nissan Altima, and pulled over in north Houston, Holbrook said. Vence told police that he kept going in and out of consciousness, but at one point he was in the back of the suspects' truck with his son and Maleah and that there were now three suspects in the vehicle driving them around, Holbrook said. He said the next time Vence woke up, about 6 p.m. on Saturday, he was on the side of the Southwest Freeway near State Highway 6 in Sugar Land, some 22 miles southwest of Houston.
2/2: Photo of assault victim, Mr. Darion Vence, who is Maleah's stepfather, stated he was unconscious for almost 24 hrs. Detectives ask anyone who saw Darion or Maleah after 9 pm Friday to 6 pm on Sat to contact HPD Homicide 713-308-3600 or @CrimeStopHOU at 713-222-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/nuZHA1EQPY
Sadly, the stepfather isn’t as innocent as he is pretending. He knows more than he is saying....believe me! prayersforbabygirl
wsbtv Horrifying possibilities for this beautiful child. May prayers, positive vibes, rational thought, action & perseverance return this child peacefully back to a good, happy, healthy life.
wsbtv That isn’t sitting right with me. Praying for this precious child
More often than not it’s the parents that have something to do with it
I'm sorry but step-fathers are too often the perpetrators when it comes to crimes against little girls. What a beautiful child. So sad.
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Do you really believe the step dad that they were kidnapped?!? Really?!?
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Just once in the near future I'd like to hear that something good to wonderful is happening in this city.(High expectations,I'm afraid)
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wsbtv Heavenly Father please return this child home unharmed and alive. I can only imagine how frighten she must be just keep her covered Lord. Thank you.
I couldn’t even get through the story 🤮 on top of it all she just had brain surgery....lord please help!
If someone really was targeting the child for an abduction or trafficking, they would not have taken the father and toddler son as well. When the father was knocked unconscious they would have taken the girl and left the dad and son where they were.
Sending prayers to her family. I hope she is found safe soon.
It's crazy but I'm actually hoping it was a carjacking.
I hope she’s found safe!!!♥️
suspicious
So sad I'm still working on the once here in Oslo Norway 🇳🇴 using my children to make money.
Yeah... I think further questioning of the step-father is in order.
Yeah, I call BS on that story.
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I don’t trust this step father more to it. Good d please return her & keep her safe.
Has it been verified that the stepfather was actually carjacked?
God, I pray for her safety and return back to her family. 🙏🏽
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