Around 3:00 pm, 12 hours after CART was activated, an anonymous Crimestoppers call gave the team the tip they needed.
“Anytime we have a substantial case like this, in an area like this, we’re always willing to offer a reward,” said Emerson.
While Emerson is pleased with Thursday’s end result, he sees room for improvement, specifically the way the team canvasses neighborhoods.
“We’re far from perfect. We learn each time how we can do this better,” said Emerson.
Sabrina Cobb is charged with interference with child custody, a third degree felony. For now, the baby is going to be placed into the Department of Children and Families’ care.
Jessie is 8 days old and his grandmother has custody, reading about the father, one would assume the mother is unfit as well. They have abducted little Jessie, who from details must have been premature. Please be on the look out in FLORIDA for this child.
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Amber Alert Issued for 8 Day Old Florida Boy
Posted: Thursday, July 21 2005 7:21 AM CT
The Lee County Sheriff’s Department and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued the
Amber Alert after the child was abducted on Thursday morning.
Jessie Threatts, 8 days old. He’s a black male, 18 inches tall and 4 pounds. He has black eyes
and brown hair. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, diaper, and white booties. The child
was last seen at the 4000 block of Greenwood avenue in Fort Myres, Florida.
There are two suspects in this abduction. The first is Sabrina Cobbs. She is a black female, 5
feet 2 inches tall, and 105 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. The second is Jessie
Threatts. He is a black male who is 5 feet 10 inches tall, 180 pounds with brown eyes and bald.
The vehicle in the abduction is a blue Lincoln with Florida tag number J39NSG.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Lee County Sheriff’s Department at 239-477-1234
or dial 911.
Amber Alert issued for missing Fort Myers baby
Last Update: 7/21/2005 8:19:05 AM
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – Lee County officials say the two parents who reportedly abducted their week-old baby from his maternal grandmother may have been intoxicated.
Sheriff’s spokeswoman Ileana LiMarzi says the baby was taken from the grandmother who had custody of baby Jessie.
The spokeswoman says the father, Jessie Threatts, is in custody and being questioned by investigators. Sheriff’s officials say the father was found in east Ft. Myers around 6:45 a-m eastern time. Officials also say he was arrested without incident, but the mother, Sabrina Cobbs, and baby are still missing.
There is an Amber Alert issued for the week-old baby. Officials say the parents both have extensive criminal histories so their son was taken from their custody.
According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Web site, Jessie Threatts has been arrested at least six times including a weapons charge last month. There is no information yet on the mother’s criminal history
