LONDON EXUM - 2 yo (6/14) - Grifton, SC

Police search for man accused of stabbing ex, kidnapping daughter


By WCTI Staff
POSTED: 12:25 PM Jun 26 2014   UPDATED: 11:12 PM Jun 26 2014


     
GRIFTON, PITT COUNTY -

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Police say they are searching for a man who raped and stabbed his ex-girlfriend, then kidnapped their 2-year-old daughter Thursday  morning. Investigators say they are working to get an AMBER Alert issued.

The Grifton Police Department said officers and deputies are searching for 29-year-old Devine Dashawn Exum, who is wanted on charges of first-degree kidnapping, rape, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.

According to investigators, Exum stabbed his ex-girlfriend at about 11:10 a.m. Thursday at River Walk Apartments on River Walk Way in Grifton.

Exum then kidnapped the 2-year-old daughter he and the victim have together, police said.

Police said they are working to get an AMBER Alert issued for the 2-year-old.

"We just want to try to locate [the suspect] and try to locate the child, make sure the child is safe, and that's the first and foremost in our mind right now is making sure the child is safe," said Grifton Police Chief Bryan Cauley.

According to Grifton Police, they were told by the Kinston Department of Public Safety that Exum was spotted driving west on Highway 70 after hitting a vehicle. Investigators said Exum is believed to be driving a blue 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis.

Anyone with information can call Grifton Police at 252-524-4161.

Police said Exum's ex-girlfriend is expected to recover. Refresh this page as new details become available.



http://www.wcti12.com/news/river-walk-apartments-stabbing/26675616

Missing Pitt County girl safe, father turns himself in to Fuquay-Varina police

 

Police say the girl's father, 29-year-old Devine Dashawn Exum, turned himself in to police Thursday evening in Fuquay-Varina.


By  Heather Waliga  
Thursday, June 26, 2014
FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. (WTVD) --
An AMBER Alert for 2-year-old London Exum was canceled Thursday evening after she was turned into police in Wake County.

Police said London's father, 29-year-old Devine Dashawn Exum, turned himself in to police around 7 p.m. in Fuquay-Varina. Police said London appeared unharmed and in good spirits.

Authorities in Pitt County said Devine Exum stabbed his ex-girlfriend just after 11 a.m. Thursday morning at the River Walk Apartments and then kidnapped the couple's daughter.




Exum was wanted on charges of first-degree kidnapping, rape, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.

Devine Dashawn Exum is being held at the Wake County Jail. London is being cared for by Wake County Child Protective Services until she can be reunited with her family.

http://abc11.com/news/amber-alert-issued-for-missing-pitt-county-girl/142462/

By Heather Waliga
Thursday, June 26, 2014
FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. (WTVD) --

An AMBER Alert for 2-year-old London Exum was canceled Thursday evening after she was turned into police in Wake County.

Police said London's father, 29-year-old Devine Dashawn Exum, turned himself in to police around 7 p.m. in Fuquay-Varina. Police said London appeared unharmed and in good spirits.

Authorities in Pitt County said Devine Exum stabbed his ex-girlfriend just after 11 a.m. Thursday morning at the River Walk Apartments and then kidnapped the couple's daughter.





Child returned to mom after AMBER Alert, suspect in custody



Suspect accused of stabbing, raping mother of 2-year-old


By Amber Roberts
POSTED: 5:32 PM Jun 26 2014   UPDATED: 4:51 PM Jun 27 2014


Police: Kidnapping suspect turns himself in, daughter safe

GRIFTON, PITT COUNTY -

Police say a man who raped and stabbed his ex-girlfriend, then took their 2-year-old daughter from Grifton has turned himself in. Meanwhile, the child has been returned to her mother.

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  Police say this is Devine Exum's vehicle.
  
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According to Grifton Police Chief Bryan Cauley, 29-year-old Devine Dashawn Exum turned himself in to the Fuquay-Varina Police Department in Wake County at about 7 p.m. Thursday. Exum brought his 2-year-old daughter, London, with him.

Fuquay-Varina is about 18 miles southwest of Raleigh, and about 93 miles from River Walk Apartments in Grifton, where Exum took London from Thursday morning, police said.

Chief Cauley said London was reunited with her mother at about 10 p.m. Thursday night. Grifton Police, Pitt County DSS and Wake County DSS helped coordinate the transport of the little girl.

Investigators said it all started at about 11:10 a.m. Thursday, when Exum allegedly raped and stabbed his ex-girlfriend at the apartment complex on River Walk Way.

Exum then allegedly took their 2-year-old daughter, prompting an AMBER Alert Thursday afternoon.

Exum was booked into the Wake County Detention Center Thursday night on charges of first-degree kidnapping, rape, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, investigators said.

Exum is charged with kidnapping not because he took London, but because he allegedly held the child's mother against her will from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, police explained.

Exum has primary custody of the 2-year-old. The AMBER Alert was issued as a precaution for the  child's welfare, said police.

Exum's bond was $650,000. Grifton Police said they are coordinating with officials to bring him back to Pitt County.

Police said Exum's ex-girlfriend is expected to recover.

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An AMBER Alert has officially been issued for a 2-year-old girl who police say was kidnapped by her father after the man allegedly raped and stabbed the child's mother.

The AMBER Alert was issued late Thursday afternoon for 2-year-old London Exum. She is described as a black female who is about 2-foot-6 and weighs 35 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.

The accused kidnapper is her father, 27-year-old Devine Dashawn Exum. Police describe the suspect as a black male who is about 6-foot-3 and weighs 200 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.

His vehicle is a blue 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis with N.C. license tag number CER-3691, investigators said.
(CLICK HERE: View photos of the suspect's vehicle.)
Anyone with information on the suspect's or the toddler's whereabouts is asked to call the Grifton Police Department at 252-524-4161 or call 911.


According to police, Exum is wanted on charges of first-degree kidnapping, rape, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.

Investigators said Exum stabbed his ex-girlfriend at about 11:10 a.m. Thursday at River Walk Apartments on River Walk Way in Grifton.

Exum then kidnapped their 2-year-old daughter, London, police said.

"We just want to try to locate [the suspect] and try to locate the child, make sure the child is safe, and that's the first and foremost in our mind right now is making sure the child is safe," said Grifton Police Chief Bryan Cauley.

According to Grifton Police, they were told by the Kinston Department of Public Safety that Exum was spotted driving west on Highway 70 after hitting a vehicle. Investigators said Exum is believed to be driving a blue 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis.

Police said Exum's ex-girlfriend is expected to recover. Refresh this page as new details become available.


http://abc11.com/news/amber-alert-issued-for-missing-pitt-county-girl/142462/