Amber Alert Issued for 13 Year Old Boy (William "Ben" Ownby)

Springfield, IL, January 09, 2007 --(PR.com)-- The Franklin County Sheriff's Department and The Missouri State Police have issued an Amber Alert for William "Ben" Ownby (13). The child was last seen shortly after getting off the school bus at approximately 3:30 PM. 

He was walking home when a person saw him being forced into a white compact truck possibly a Nissan or Chevrolet S-10 with camper shell. The suspect vehicle was last seen on US 50 East of Beaufort, MO.

Please visit http://www.projectsafekids.org for more details.

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