HEAVENLY ECHO ERICKSON - 2 yo - Bozeman MT

A 2-year-old child reported missing by the Gallatin
County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday morning is not considered in danger,
but law enforcement is still concerned about her whereabouts.

The county law enforcement agency released a missing person report
Wednesday saying that Heavenly Echo Erickson was taken by her birth
mother, Viola Cathel, 22, and a 33-year-old man, James Anderson, on
Nov. 23.

The child, described as about 2 feet tall, 25 pounds with blonde hair and
blue eyes. She was last seen at her father’s house west of Bozeman,
where she was seen being picked up by Cathel and Anderson in a red,
1998, four-door Saturn with a temporary Montana license plate number
AACE6675.

Erickson had previously been court-ordered to her aunt’s custody in Great Falls, Sheriff Jim Cashell said.

Cathel is described in the sheriff’s notice as 5 feet 9 inches tall, 150 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.

Anderson, also known as James Richard Worthington, disappeared
from conditional release supervision under the Department of
Corrections for a Flathead County burglary charge, according to the
state’s correctional offender Web site. On the site, he is described as
5 feet 11 inches tall, 192 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the child is urged to call
the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office at 582-2100 or 582-2121.

Heavenly Echo Erickson, a two-year
old girl with ties to the Great Falls area, has been missing for more
than two weeks, and authorities are asking for help from the public in
locating her.
Heavenly was first reported missing on November 23rd; she was last seen in Bozeman.
Authorities believe Heavenly was taken by her non-custodial mother, Viola Cathel, who is a Great Falls native.
Cathel is believed to be in the company of James Worthington, also
known as James Anderson; they were last seen driving a 1998 four-door
red Saturn with temporary license plates of AACE6675.[/size]

Heavenly is described as being two feet tall, weighing 25 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Cathel is said to be 5'9" tall, weighing 150 pounds with blue eyes
and blond hair. Authorities say Worthington is 5'11" tall, weighs 150
pounds and has brown hair and hazel eyes.
Anyone who has information about the girl's disappearance or
whereabouts of Heavenly, Cathel, or Worthington is asked to call the
Gallatin County Sheriff's Office at (406) 582.2100 (opt. #2); the
Montana Missing Persons Clearinghouse at (406) 444.1526; or the Great
Falls Police Department at 771-1180.

Family Abduction

HEAVENLY ERICKSON DOB: Nov 9, 2007 Missing: Nov 24, 2009 Age Now: 2 Sex: Female Race: White Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue Height: 2'0" (61 cm) Weight: 25 lbs (11 kg) Missing From: GREAT FALLS MT United States

VIOLA CATHEL Abductor DOB: Nov 9, 1987 Sex: Female Race: White Hair: Brown Eyes: Green Height: 5'9" (175 cm) Weight: 150 lbs (68 kg)

The photo in the center and the photo on the left are of Heavenly. She was allegedly abducted by her mother, Viola Cathel, on November 24, 2009. A felony warrant was issued for Viola on November 24, 2009. They may be in the company of an adult male. They may travel to Florida. They may be traveling in a red 1998 4-door Saturn with Montana license plates AACE6675.

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) Gallatin County Sheriff's Office (Montana) 1-406-582-2100

Authorities in Gallatin County are searching for Heavenly Echo Erickson,
a two-year old girl with ties to the Great Falls area, who has been
missing for more than two weeks, and they are asking for help from the
public in locating her.

Heavenly is described as being two feet tall, weighing 25 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.

Heavenly
was first reported missing on November 23rd, according to Gallatin
County Sheriff Jim Cashell. She was last seen in Bozeman, Montana,
about 145 miles west of Billings, and authorities have reason to
believe she was taken by her non-custodial mother, Viola Cathel, who is
a Great Falls native.
Sheriff Cashell said that Heavenly had been
court-ordered to her aunt’s custody in Great Falls, but her mother,
Cathel, "came and grabbed the kid before the aunt could get here,"
according to the Belgrade News.

Cathel is believed to be in
the company of James Worthington, also known as James Anderson. They
were last seen driving a 1998 four-door red Saturn with temporary
license plates of AACE6675.

According to Montana’s Department of Corrections website, Anderson is listed as having violated his conditional release for a Flathead County burglary charge.

Cathel
is said to be 5'9" tall, weighing 150 pounds with blue eyes and blond
hair. Authorities say Worthington is 5'11" tall, weighs 150 pounds and
has brown hair and hazel eyes.

Anyone who has information
about the girl's disappearance or whereabouts of Heavenly, Cathel, or
Worthington is asked to call the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office at
(406) 582.2100 (opt. #2); the Montana Missing Persons Clearinghouse at
(406) 444.1526; or the Great Falls Police Department at (406) 771-1180.

U.S. Marshal Dwight MacKay said a Montana toddler illegally taken by
her mother in November has been tracked down in Mexico City and
detained by immigration officials pending her return to the United
States.Two-year-old
Heavenly Echo Erickson went missing Nov. 24, when authorities alleged
she was taken by her mother, Viola Cathel, 22, from the Bozeman area
home of the girl’s father.Mother
and daughter were found Monday in Mexico City, by members of the U.S.
Marshals Services’ Mexico field office. Cathel’s boyfriend, James
Worthington, had earlier been reported as traveling with the pair, but
was not with them when they were found. Marshals Service
Chief Deputy Rod Ostermiller said the child will be returned to the
United States and placed into a social services agency until she is
reunited with her rightful guardian. The mother will be taken into custody on felony kidnapping charges.