ALEXIS CARTWRIGHT - 11 yo - New Kent VA/Bath NC

The Virginia State Police have issued
an endangered missing child alert after an 11-year-old New Kent County
girl went missing Sunday.

Alexis Cartwright was last seen at the Cumberland Children's
Hospital in New Kent, and may be in the custody of 55-year-old Lemuel
Cartwright. Alexis is believed to be in danger.
Alexis is described as a white female, 5 foot 3 inches weighing 137
pounds. She has sandy blond hair and blue eyes, and was last seen
wearing a blue Aeropostale coat, yellow/green shirt and blue jeans.
Lemuel Cartwright is described as a white male, 6 foot 7 inches
tall, with brown eyes and brown hair. He may be driving a blue 1993
Dodge Ram pickup truck with North Carolina plates XYZ – 8450.
They may be headed to Bath, North Carolina.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 1-800-822-4453.

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NEW KENT - State Police and New Kent Sheriff's Deputies are searching
for a missing 11-year-old, believed to have been abducted by her father.

Alexis Cartwright was last seen at the Cumberland Hospital in New Kent Sunday.

Below is a press release from the New Kent's Sheriff's Department on her disappearance:

The New Kent County Sheriff's Office is currently involved in a Missing/Abducted Child Investigation.

On today's date at approximately 3:00 p.m. Mr. Lemuel Cartwright of
Bath County, North Carolina visited his 11yr old daughter at Cumberland
Hospital which is located in New Kent County, Va. Mr. Cartwright's
daughter, Alexis Cartwright is currently in the custody of North
Carolina Social Services and was placed at Cumberland Hospital due to
certain medical needs.

She was removed from the facility by her father without the permission of North Carolina Social Services or the hospital.

Mr. Lemuel Cartwright is a white male approximately 6'7" and is likely
driving a 1993 Dodge pick-up truck, blue in color, bearing North
Carolina tags XYZ-8450. It is believed that the father is possibly
headed back to North Carolina at this time.

Alexis Cartwright is described as a white female 11 yrs old, HGT/5'3",
WGT/135 lbs., HAIR/ SANDY, EYES/BLUE. She is an insulin dependent
diabetic and requires medications twice a day.

Anyone having contact with this vehicle, Lemuel Cartwright and/or the
missing juvenile is asked to contact the New Kent County Sheriffs Dept
at 804-966-9500 or their local law enforcement agency immediately.

An 11-year-old North Carolina girl was
abducted from a hospital in New Kent County yesterday and is believed
to be in danger, according to the county sheriff's office.
Alexis Cartwright of Bath, N.C., was being treated at the Cumberland
Children's Hospital for an undisclosed medical condition. She's a ward
of North Carolina Social Services but had been allowed a visit with her
father, 55-year-old Lemuel Cartwright.
Cartwright is believed to have taken his daughter and may be headed
back to North Carolina, said New Kent sheriff's Lt. Chris Hamlet. He's
6-foot-7 and has brown hair and brown eyes. He could be driving a blue
1993 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck with North Carolina license plate
XYZ-8450, Hamlet said.
Alexis is an insulin-dependent diabetic who requires medication
twice a day, police said. She is 5-foot-3 and weighs 137 pounds. She
was last seen wearing a blue coat with an Aeropostale logo, a
yellow/green shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone with information about the case, including possible sightings
of either person, is asked to contact the New Kent Sheriff's Office at
(804) 966-9500 or their local law-enforcement agency immediately.

Authorities here in Eastern Carolina are on the lookout for a missing teen from Virginia who may be in danger.
Virginia State Police say Alexis Cartwright was last seen Sunday at the
Cumberland Children's Hospital in New Kent County. That's about 35
miles east of Richmond.

Police say the 11-year-old is with a 55-year-old man, who is possibly driving
a blue 1993 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck with North Carolina tags
XYZ-8450.
Police say they may be en route to Bath in Beaufort County.
Alexis was wearing a blue "Aeropostale" coat, a yellow/green shirt and blue
jeans. She is 5'3", 137 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes.
Anyone who has seen the girl is urged to call Virginia State Police at 1-800-822-4453.

BATH, NORTH CAROLINA — The North Carolina Center
for Missing Persons is assisting New Kent, Va. Sheriff’s Office in the
search for Alexis Cartwright.The child was last seen at
the Cumberland Children’s Hospital in New Kent County, Va. Alexis’s
medical condition is serious and she is in need of immediate medical
attention.Alexis and her family are from Bath, North Carolina.Alexis
is an 11 year old, white female, approximately 5 feet 3 inches tall,
weighing 135 pounds. She has blonde hair, and blue eyes. Alexis was
last seen wearing a blue coat with an Aeropostale logo, yellow/green
shirt and blue jeans.Alexis may be in the company of her
father Lemuel Cartwright. Mr. Cartwright is a white male, age 55,
height 6’ 7”. He has brown eyes and brown hair. Alexis
and her father may be traveling in a 1993 Dodge RAM 1500 pickup, blue
in color with NC registration XYZ-8450. Warrants with full extradition
have been issued for Lemuel Cartwright.If you have any
information regarding this abduction, call New Kent Sheriff’s Office
immediately at 804-966-9500, the VA State Police 1-800-822-4453, 911 or
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An 11-year-old girl and the man suspected
of abducting her have found in Manning, according to a State Law
Enforcement Division press release.

Lemuel R. Cartwright, 56, is accused of abducting his daughter, 11-year-old Alexis Cartwright, on Jan. 3.

Manning police found the two at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday in the parking
lot of a CVS Pharmacy. The girl was in good condition, according to the
release.

The N.C. Department of Social Services is in the process of making arrangements for Alexis’ return.

She was last seen at the Cumberland Children’s Hospital in New Kent
County, Va., and was though be in need of immediate medical attention,
SLED spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons said. Earlier Wednesday, she said,
agents believed the two were in the Georgetown area.

SLED has felony warrants on file for Cartwright charging him with
abduction and child neglect. He will be held on a federal warrant and
is scheduled to appear in federal court Thursday, according to the
release.

The New Kent (Va.) Sheriff’s Office thanked SLED, Manning Police
Department, CVS Pharmacies, Virginia State Police, the FBI, the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the N.C. Center
for Missing Children for their assistance.