SANFORD, N.C. —
A North Carolina man was arrested in Tennessee with a missing 3-year-old girl after her mom was found dead, according to the Sanford Police Department.
An Amber Alert for Riley Harper Bockes was issued Wednesday night after her mom, Deana Michelle Bockes was found dead in a home on Lee Avenue.
Police said Riley Harper Bockes was with Brent James Bockes, 50, who’s now facing first-degree murder charges in his wife’s death.
Police said late Wednesday night, deputies with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee located a stolen vehicle that was involved in a crash on I-24 in Murfreesboro, TN. They said Brent James Bockes fled from the accident with Riley Harper Bockes. He was later taken into custody at the Select Inn Motel on South Church Street in Murfreesboro. They said Riley Harper Bockes was found unharmed.
Brent James Bockes is facing first-degree murder, robbery and larceny of a motor vehicle in connection with the death of his wife.
