Marcus Eugene Simmons and Karissa Renee Cummings
ARAB – State, federal and local authorities continue to search for four young boys who went missing last week from Arab, warrants have been issued for their parents’ arrests. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has issued a missing child alert for the four brothers who they say haven’t been seen since Friday, December 8.
Marcus Eugene Simmons and Karissa Renee Cummings are wanted on charges of interference with custody, Arab’s assistant police chief told AL.com today. The duo is accused of taking off with the children between midnight and 7 a.m. Friday. A day earlier, the Blount County Department of Human Resources removed the children from their parents’ custody, police said.
- Corbin Simmons is a 1-year-old. He’s described as 2 feet and about 25 pounds.
- Alexander Simmons is 4. He’s 2 feet 6 inches and weights about 30 pounds.
- Nicholas Simmons, 5, is 2 feet 6 inches and weighs about 35 pounds.
- Ian Simmons is 11. He’s 4 feet 5 inches and weighs about 86 pounds.
Assistant Chief Shane Washburn says the suspects might be headed to Georgia or North Carolina with the children. They might be traveling in a 2003 white Ford Windstar van, with the license plate of 8AJ1511, according to authorities.
Anyone with any information regarding their whereabouts is asked to contact the Arab Police Department at 256-586-8124.
