Prince George's Teacher Missing Nearly 3 Weeks, Son Arrested On Traffic Charges: Police

GREENBELT, MD — The son of a missing Prince George's County elementary school teacher has been arrested and held without bond on charges unrelated to his mother's disappearance nearly three weeks ago, authorities said. The charges against Mohamed Sylla stem from five year-old traffic charges.

WJLA reported that Mariame Toure Sylla's adult son, Mohamed Sylla, was arrested in early August on a list of traffic charges dating back to June 2018 and a failure to appear in court warrant. The Maryland State Police is the charging agency. He has appeared for bond reviews and has been ordered held without bond at the Howard County Jail.

Mariame Toure Sylla remains missing with no leads as to her whereabouts, authorities said.

Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers reiterated there are no indications Sylla's disappearance is connected to the death of mom of five Rachel Morin in Bel Air. Toure Sylla's sister has arrived in the U.S. from Ivory Coast, where both women were born and raised, to assist in search efforts.

Toure Sylla was last seen about 8 p.m. July 29 in the condominium community where she lives in the 6500 block of Lake Park Drive in Greenbelt. She is 5'5" tall and weighs 135 pounds.

Neighbors told WUSA that she enjoyed walking in the Schrom Hills Park, which is located across from where she lives. The Dora Kennedy French Immersion School third-grade teacher told her son she was going for a walk before sunset prayer, but she never returned for prayer.

Greenbelt Police Chief Richard Bowers said the police department has conducted a number of searches and extensively searched the park near her home, where she was last seen July 29 around 8 p.m. Bowers has said investigators have examined Toure Sylla's cell phone records, financial records, social media accounts and more for evidence.

Students and parents went door-to-door in Greenbelt recently, asking if anyone had seen their teacher. A number of people gathered at a vigil held for Toure Sylla said how loved she is and by how many, NBC Washington reported.

"I know these students are traumatized. I know that their teacher is missing," said another colleague, Cele Cole. "I’m traumatized as her colleague, to know she’s missing."

Toure Sylla takes medication that she needs regularly, WUSA9 reported. If anyone sees her, they're asked to call Detective Davis at (240) 542-2134, ddavis@greenbeltmd.gov, or the Greenbelt Police Department at (301) 474-7200.

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