Missing child found safe – Times-Standard

The following is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

Previously missing child Thompson Thompson, 4, was found safe on October 12 after investigators worked with the suspect to ultimately determine the child’s whereabouts.

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office detectives worked with suspect Peter Thompson, who was in custody, to determine the location of Thompson Thompson’s care. Peter Thompson had previously refused to release information about the child’s whereabouts to law enforcement. However, a conversation with Detective Danielle Vickman led to the child’s whereabouts being determined.

Officers responded to the scene on October 12 and received the child without incident. Thompson Thompson was eventually released into the care of her guardians. Decisions about the child’s future placement are made by Child Welfare Services (CWS) and the Family Law Court.

Peter Thompson currently remains in custody for child abduction (PC 278).

For more details, see the Oct. 10 news release regarding Thompson Thompson’s missing person report.

Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is asked to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division at (707) 268-2539.