Greene County Sheriff’s Office investigating attempted abduction in Ash Grove

11-year old girl alleges man grabbed her from her backyard, tried to take her to truck
The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a man who allegedly attempted to abduct an 11-year-old girl in Ash Grove on Friday, Jan. 13. The alleged attempted abduction has made national headlines although few details are available at this time.
According to a press release from the GCSO’s, the girl reported that she was playing in the backyard of her house on Maple Street, Ash Grove, when a man grabbed her and tried to take her to a nearby truck. The girl stated she was able to break free from the man and get away.
The man is described as a white male, 5’11”, weighing 200 pounds, and wearing black clothing and black and white shoes. The girl also said there were two other people in the truck: a man she described as having “black hair, no facial and wearing a black coat,” and “a female with hair past her shoulders.”
The truck is described as a “newer, unknown brand, black truck with stock wheels with scratches around the wheels.”
The GCSO stated that they and the Ash Grove Police Department checked for evidence in the area utilizing a K9 and checked for video surveillance at nearby residences and businesses but found no additional sightings of the vehicle or suspects.
Anyone with any information regarding this matter is urged to call the GCSO’s Crime Tip Hotline at 417-829-6230.
This is a developing story, and the Commonwealth will continue to report on it as information becomes available.