TAYTUM LEWIS - 4 yo - Mt. Carmel IL

IL girl, 4, missing since Saturday morning

Jul 18, 2011 8:38 AM





the uncle

MT. CARMEL, IL (WFIE) -
The search is on to find a 4-year-old girl who has been missing since Saturday morning.
The Mt. Carmel Police Department says Taytum Lewis was last seen as she was taken by her uncle from a relative's
home, without the permission of Lewis's parents.
Police believe the uncle, 47-year-old John Mallory, may have kidnapped the girl and taken her to the Chicago area.
Both were last seen in a 1998 white Chevy van with Illinois plates: L880527.
If you have any information on this case, call the Mt. Carmel Police Department at 618-262-4114.

http://www.wfie.com/story/15095601/il-girl-4-missing-since-saturday-morning

Mount Carmel Police are trying to find a missing child who has allegedly
been kidnapped by her uncle. 4-year-old Taytum Lewis was last seen
Saturday morning around 8:30, when she was taken from a relatives home.
Lewis is described as a light skinned black female, about 3'2" and 50
pounds. Police say Lewis's uncle, John Mallory took her without
permission to the Chicago area. They were last seen in a 1998 white
Chevy conversion van with Illinois plates. If you have any information,
call Mount Carmel Police at 618-262-4114.

http://tristatehomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=286007

July 18, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) --
A 4-year-old girl who was allegedly taken by her uncle without her
parents' permission has been found. John T. Mallory is charged with
kidnapping.
Mallory, 47, and the child, Taytum Lewis, were located after
his car was tracked to Chicago's Millennium Park. Mallory was taken into
custody without incident. The girl does not appear to have been harmed,
police said. Taytum was taken by Mallory, 47, from a relative's
home without her parent's permission on Saturday, police said. They
tracked the 1998 white Chevy conversion van he was driving with a car
locator. Mallory is being held by the Chicago Police Department
on a $50,000 cash bond until he is extradited to Mt. Carmel, Ill. The
girl's parents are on their way to get their daughter. Mallory is charged with kidnapping and unlawful possession of a converted vehicle.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8257170