Abducted Paulding County Boy, 12, Found Safe: UPDATE

A 12-year-old Hiram boy who was allegedly kidnapped early Thursday by a family friend was found safe during a traffic stop near the Georgia-Tennessee line, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said.

William Dorian Moxley was reported missing around 6 a.m. Thursday from his Lake Swan Court home in Hiram, where family friend Timothy Lee Wilson, 33, had been staying as a houseguest. Wilson, as well as a family vehicle (a white 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt), were also reported missing.

The incident prompted a statewide alert that the boy had been possibly abducted by Wilson.

Moxley was found around 11 a.m. when a Georgia State Patrol spotted the missing car on northbound Interstate 24 just inside Georgia, the sheriff’s office said. Tennessee state troopers stopped the vehicle at exit 155 inside Tennessee.

“Troopers were able to safely stop the suspect vehicle and recover the child,” Paulding County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Cpl. Ashley Henson said in a news alert. “Dorian is reported to be in good condition and we have detectives en route to continue the investigation.”

Wilson, who had been released from jail in Franklin County, Tenn., on June 24, was arrested, but it was unclear what charges he may be facing in connection with the case. He was still in jail in Tennessee as of Friday.

Both he and the boy were last seen at the residence between 11 p.m. and midnight Wednesday before they were discovered missing in the morning, police said. The man was initially identified as “Lee Jacks,” apparently an alias, before detectives learned his real name.

Henson said deputies were called to the Lake Swan Court residence around 5:57 a.m. Thursday concerning the possible kidnapping.

“At this point, we do not have any reason to believe that [Wilson] would harm Moxley,” Henson said in a statement sent early Thursday. “However, we are treating this very seriously because [Wilson] did not have permission to take Moxley anywhere. We are not certain where [Wilson] may be going, but he possibly could be headed toward Winchester, Tennessee (Franklin County).”

The boy was reunited with his family later Thursday.

Check back for further updates.

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Posted earlier Thursday:

11:03 a.m.

From PCSO: 12 year old William Dorian Moxley has been located. Troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol spotted the vehicle on Interstate 24 (just inside Tennessee) and initiated a traffic stop at exit 155. Troopers were able to safely stop the suspect vehicle and recover the child. Dorian is reported to be in good condition and we have Detectives enroute to continue the investigation.

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, United States Marshal’s Service assisted the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office in this investigation. The Tennessee Highway Patrol as well as the Georgia State Patrol also assisted in this investigation.

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9:05 a.m.

See attached booking mug shot of Timothy Lee Wilson, from Franklin County. Wilson was released from the jail there on June 24, according to the Paulding Sheriff’s Office.

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8:35 a.m.

From PCSO: “We have just learned that the suspects real name is Timothy Lee Wilson. According to authorities in Franklin County (Tennessee) he has been in jail there and the name “Lee Jacks” is an alias that he commonly uses. We still believe that they may be in the white 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt with Georgia Tag: PZH 9125.”

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Original post

Authorities in Paulding County have issued an alert concerning the possible kidnapping of a 12-year-old boy.

The Paulding County E-911 Communications Center said in a tweeted Nixle alert that William Dorian Moxley, a 12-year-old white male, may be in a 2007 while Chevrolet Cobalt driven by Timothy Lee Wilson, a 33-year-old white male with tattoos.

The tag number is PZH9125, according to the alert.

The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said Wilson has been a live-in houseguest at the family’s home on Lake Swan Court in Hiram. Both were last seen at the residence between 11 p.m. and midnight Wednesday. The family car also was missing.

The boy is 5 feet tall with dark hair, and was last seen wearing a green shirt and shorts. Wilson was last seen wearing plaid shorts with blue strings.

Paulding County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Cpl. Ashley Henson said deputies were called to the residence around 6 a.m. Thursday concerning the possible kidnapping.

“At this point, we do not have any reason to believe that [Wilson] would harm Moxley,” Henson said in a statement. “However, we are treating this very seriously because Jacks did not have permission to take Moxley anywhere. We are not certain where [Wilson] may be going, but he possibly could be headed toward Winchester, Tennessee (Franklin County).”

If you locate the vehicle or subjects, call 911 immediately.

Photos: Dorian Moxley; Timothy Lee Wilson; from Paulding County Sheriff’s Office