Duckett / Dad: Stuffed animal likely not missing boy's
- From: "E/C Annie" <cab1965@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 15 Sep 2006 10:36:54 -0700
Latest News - Posted 8:53 A.m.
Dad: Stuffed animal likely not missing boy's
Originally posted on September 15, 2006
LEESBURG -- The father of a 2-year-old boy who has been missing for
more than 2 weeks told WKMG Local 6 News that he does not believe a
stuffed animal found during a search in the Ocala National Forest
belongs to his son.
Authorities received a new tip Thursday that Trenton Duckett and his
mother were apparently seen in the Ocala National Forest on the weekend
the child vanished, police said.
During the search, a child's toy elephant was found, but it apparently
does not belong to Trenton.
"Father Joshua Duckett said at first he was alarmed when searchers
found a stuffed animal, an elephant, near the search site," Local 6's
Erik von Ancken said. "But, now he believes the toy does not belong to
Trenton."
"He wasn't a real big stuffed animal fan," Joshua Duckett said. "He
tended to play more with the balls."
Joshua Duckett planned to see the stuffed animal today.
Authorities said they are leaning toward the scenario that the boy's
mother may have staged the boy's disappearance from his home at the end
of August, Local 6 News reported.
Melinda Duckett committed suicide last week, officials said, and since
then investigators have leaned away from the theory that an intruder
snatched the boy from his home.
Local 6 News has learned that crime lab technicians are analyzing a
..20-gauge shotgun recovered from Melinda's home to see if it is
relevant in Trenton's disappearance.
"Melinda did purchase a firearm during the month of August, which is
the same month of the reported abduction," Leesburg police Capt. Steve
Rockefeller said.
The gun Melinda used to kill herself belonged to her grandparents, the
report said.
The 21-year-old mother was studying for a career in law enforcement and
had experience shooting guns.
"We heard that she did do some shooting, some target practice-type
shooting," Rockefeller.
Joshua Duckett also confirmed Thursday that when Melinda was pregnant
with Trenton, she was checked into a mental health facility because she
was talking about suicide.
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