ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – UPDATE: Simpson may have taken Carlie to an isolated area like a campground “not necessarily in public view,” said Josh DeVine, spokesman with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Simpson also reportedly purchased items that might be consistent with camping at a local Walmart shortly before picking Carlie up from school.
A Middle and East Tennessee AMBER Alert has been issued by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on behalf of the Rogersville Police Department for 9-year-old Carlie Marie Trent.
Carlie was removed from school yesterday by her uncle by marriage, Gary Simpson under false pretenses. He has no custodial rights to Carlie. Currently their whereabouts are unknown.
Carlie is 4’8″ tall, weighs 75lbs with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black and grey tank top and blue jeans.
Simpson is a 57 year-old white male, 5’10” tall, weighing 157lbs. He is balding and has brown hair and eyes. He was last seen wearing a brown cap, a dark colored shirt and jeans.
He was last seen driving a white 2002 Dodge Conversion Van with TN registration 173GPS. The van has a dark stripe down the middle with light gold running boards and paint is chipping off of the hood. Warrants have been issued for Simpson for kidnapping.
If you have seen the child, subject or vehicle, please call the Rogersville Police Department at 423-272-7555 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.