Gary Simpson (Carlie Trent Abductor)
Gary Simpson (Carlie Trent Abductor)
Gary Simpson is a resident from Rogersville, Tennessee.
Allegations
On May 4, 2016 Simpson picked up Carlie Trent and signed her out of school under false pretenses. Trent has been missing since. [undefined]
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an endangered child alert and escalated it to an Amber Alert after Rogersville police filed a kidnapping warrant against Simpson.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation joined after a nationwide Amber Alert was issued to help locate Carlie Trent.
The U.S. Marshals Service offered a $2,500 reward for information leading to Simpson’s arrest for kidnapping and a $5,000 reward for Carlie’s recovery.
Custody
On May 12, 2016 Donnie Lawson and Roger Carpenter found Carlie Marie Trent in Hawkins County, the same rural part of the state she had disappeared from with Gary Simpson (Carlie Trent Abductor).
The two men held Simpson at gunpoint until police arrived.
Carlie was returned safely to her family and Simpson was placed in police custody.