Woman and Teen Missing in Cottonwood

The Associated Press
Updated:

COTTONWOOD, Ariz.—Yavapai County authorities are searching for a 14-year-old boy and his mother who may have been kidnapped in Cottonwood.

Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies say the incident happened around 6 a.m. Friday.

Deputies believe an unknown male forced a woman in her 30s into a 2016 gray Dodge Charger that was reported stolen.

They say the woman’s teenage son was kidnapped during the confrontation.

They say a silver Dodge Neon with two other men was also involved.

According to sheriff’s spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn, investigators are working to identify all the suspects.

D'Evelyn says the primary suspect has a shotgun and is considered dangerous.

Authorities say the Charger has a broken driver’s side window and Florida license plate BPV4583.

2015 Dodge Charger LX Rallye-AWD at the Boulevard Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership in Montreal, QC, Canada, on May 16, 2015. (Spaceinvadersaresmokinggrass/CC BY-SA 4.0)
2015 Dodge Charger LX Rallye-AWD at the Boulevard Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership in Montreal, QC, Canada, on May 16, 2015. Spaceinvadersaresmokinggrass/CC BY-SA 4.0

They believe the suspects are in the Cottonwood or Camp Verde area.