COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – UPDATE: The Amber Alert for 12-year-old Steven Merriman has been cancelled. The child has been safely recovered.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Middle and East Tennessee AMBER alert on behalf of the Cookeville Police Department for 12-year-old Steven Merriman.
Steven was last seen with his noncustodial mother, 32-year-old Sheliaa D Randolph. Shelia took the child from school in Cookeville at approximately 3:14 p.m. Wednesday.
A warrant has been issued for custodial interference for Shelia (W006065183).
Steven was last seen wearing plaid shorts and a grey T-shirt. He has blue eyes, brown hair, weighs 100 pounds, and is 5’2″.
Shelia has blue eyes and brown hair. She weighs 190 pounds and is 5’3″.
Shelia and Steven are traveling in a 1995 Chevy Blazer with TN tag N71-32B with direction of travel unknown. Shelia has ties to Walling, Spencer and Rock Island locations in Tennessee. If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of Steven Merriman please contact Cookeville Police Department at 931-526-2126 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.