DETROIT — Police are set to share an update on a two-year-old who went missing out of Lansing area. They say her body was found.
Wynter Cole-Smith was reportedly taken from her home by her mother's ex-boyfriend last weekend.
Around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 2, authorities said 26-year-old Rashad Trice got into an altercation with his ex-girlfriend, stabbing her.
Wynter, along with her 1-year-old brother, were in the apartment at the time of the violence. Police say Trice abducted Wynter.
Wynter's mother, who is 22, was able to get away from him to call for help and was taken to the hospital for treatment. She was later released.
Trice is accused of stealing her white 2013 Chevrolet Impala that he later crashed. He was arrested in St. Clair Shores, which is about 90 miles from Lansing. Trice remains in the hospital and is under police supervision.
He was charged with attempted murder and other offenses against Wynter's mother. He was denied bond.
While he was arrested, Wynter was nowhere to be found. Search crews spanned I-96, the major highway between Lansing and Detroit, looking for her.
A state-wide Amber Alert was sent, and a $25,000 reward was offered for information on her disappearance. Law enforcement went canvassing door-to-door, used drones, flew helicopters with heat-sensing technologies and deployed dive teams to no avail.
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