Missing Chipley baby found alive in baby sitter’s home
Shannon Lea Dedrick had been missing since Saturday
Published: November 5, 2009
CHIPLEY, Fla. — Florida authorities have found a missing baby alive under her baby sitter’s bed and say they’re planning to charge the baby sitter, her husband and the child’s mother.
Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock said early Thursday that investigators found 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick in a box at Susan Elizabeth Baker’s home near Chipley, a rural Panhandle town. The child had been missing for five days.
Haddock said deputies are working to charge Baker, James Arthur Baker and Chrystina Lynn Mercer. Haddock wouldn’t provide details. He said more information would be released soon.
Her parents reported Shannon missing Saturday afternoon. Haddock said authorities don’t believe the father was involved. He said Susan Baker and the father are related.
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I think ALOT of people breathed a huge sigh of relief when baby Shannon was found. I only hope that Child Protective Services and the courts will put this child in the kind of home she deserves and not back with the mother !!
Thank You God! Baby Shannon is safe! Best news I have heard all week!
Thank God this child was found alive. I just hope the baby is going to be taken away from these parents.
iam so glad this child was found a alive.
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