Gabriel Johnson update: Baby Gabriel feared dead, Tammi Smith arrested (photos, videos)

Gabriel Smith is now nine months old, he has been missing since December 26, 2009. His mother, Elizabeth Johnson sits in an Arizona jail on charges of custodial interference, kidnapping, and child abuse. Now, a person of interest, Tammi Smith, joins her in jail.

(Photos, Slideshow: Gabriel Johnson: Baby Gabriel Missing; Videos of Tammi Smith Arrested)

No one knows if Gabriel Smith is alive or dead, but unfortunately, Arizona and San Antonio Police are losing hope that baby Gabriel is alive. Tammi Smith and her husband, Jack Smith, had hoped to adopt Gabriel Johnson, but Gabriel’s biological father, Logan McQueary had never agreed to an adoption.

Jack Smith is no longer considered a person of interest but Tammi is accused of falsifying papers in an attempt to bypass Logan McQueary and pretend that he was not Gabriel’s father, therefore she could adopt the baby. Logan McQueary has stated from the beginning of the investigation that he had felt Tammi Smith was trying to force him into giving up his parental rights of Gabriel.

According to arresting paperwork, Tammi Smith is charged with custodial interference, forgery, and conspiracy. The arrest document also states that Tammi Smith has a previous arrest in Louisiana for criminal neglect of family, disturbing the peace, and simple battery. It is unclear whether a conviction was found in the Louisiana case.

The arrest document says that Tammi Smith has the financial means to flee therefore the State has requested she not be granted an unsecured release. The report describes her as displaying extreme measures trying to get custody of Gabriel Johnson and that she has lied about her part in the case. She falsified court documents, by signing her cousin’s name as Gabriel’s father, and lied to media. The State says that like Elizabeth Johnson, Tammi Smith’s behavior has hindered the search for baby Gabriel. The State also called Tammi Smith’s role in the investigation as ‘deceptive.’

Police have cordoned off an area at the Tessman Road Landfill, located in San Antonio and are expected to begin searching the area this week.

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Gabriel Johnson case: Not the first time Gabriel went missing

Gabriel Johnson has been missing since December 26, 2009. That’s when authorities say that there was a credible sighting of Gabriel. Gabriel’s mother, Elizabeth Johnson, showed up at a Miami, Florida hostel without Gabriel. After a tip was sent to police, Elizabeth was arrested at the hostel on December 31, 2009. She has been of little assistance determining the whereabouts of her son, Gabriel. This, however, is not the first time that Gabriel went missing.

Endangered missing Gabriel Johnson (photos, slideshow, video)

Gabriel was reported missing on December 9, 2009, in Tempe, Arizona. Elizabeth Johnson had accused Gabriel’s father, Logan McQueary of taking Gabriel. However, she had really brought him to the residence of Tammi and Jack Smith in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was with the Smith’s for approximately 6 hours. Now, prosecutors are considering filing charges against her for filing a false police report.

Elizabeth Johnson states that she gave Gabriel to a couple in San Antonio before leaving for Florida on December 27, 2009. Tammi and Jack Smith, however, told reporters that they had spoke with Elizabeth until the day of her arrest, December 31, 2009, and that she heard Gabriel in the background. Police have recently announced that both Jack and Tammi Smith are ‘persons of interest’ in Gabriel’s disappearance.

According to the East Valley Tribune, the Smith’s had offered to take a polygraph test but were only questioned by police.

Click here to see Elizabeth Johnson’s arrest record and mugs shot

Source: East Valley Tribune

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Gabriel Johnson: Jack and Tammi Smith named persons of interest in missing child case (video)

Shocking new developments in the Gabriel Johnson case, Jack and Tammi Smith have now been named as persons of interests. Jack and Tammi Smith have made several appearances on the Nancy Grace show and discussed how they met Gabriel Johnson’s mother, Elizabeth Johnson. Tammi Smith had stated that they had hoped to adopt baby Gabriel, but at the last minute, she fled Tempe, Arizona and went to San Antonio, Texas.

(Click here to see a photo slideshow of Gabriel Johnson)

The move caused much speculation as Elizabeth claimed that she gave Gabriel to strangers that she met on the bus. Meanwhile, Jack and Tammi Smith, who had met Gabriel and began bonding with him, were left in Tempe, Arizona without the baby. Police have not stated why Jack and Tammi Smith are persons of interest, but they believe that they have information that would lead to the recovery of missing Gabriel.  (See Back Stories Here)

Tammi Smith spoke on national television and remarked on Elizabeth’s innocence. She said, “She’s completely innocent. She loves that baby, and just wants to find a good home for that baby. As a mother, I commend her.”

Gabriel’s father, Logan McQueary has told authorities that both Elizabeth and Tammi Smith have approached him regarding signing custody over to Jack and Tammi Smith. He has refused, he has legal custody of his son and wants him back.

Did Tammi and Jack Smith have something to do with Gabriel’s disappearance? Would a mother give her baby away to strangers when she already knew a couple who wanted to adopt him? What kind of information does law enforcement have regarding Jack and Tammi Smith to classify them as ‘persons of interests.’

We’ll have all that and more in our next update.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Gabriel Johnson you are asked to contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) or the Tempe Police Department (Arizona) at 1-480-350-8311. Of course, you may call 911.

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