WMC Action News
September 2, 2014
Mississippi Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert for 17-year-old Katelyn Beard.
Beard was reportedly abducted Sunday morning between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. from 4244 Lynda Street in Jackson, Miss.
Jackson Police Department confirms it found Beard’s car behind a vacant building less than a mile away from where she was abducted.
She is described as a white female, with long brown hair and brown eyes. She is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds.
Beard was last seen accompanied by Dewayne Thompson, who is described as a black male with black hair and brown eyes. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds.
They were last seen traveling in a light gray or silver 2009 Nissan Altima with a Greene County license plate that reads GRF 293. They were heading east on Lynda Street in Jackson.
According to police, Beard was shot and her life could be in danger. Thomas is considered armed and dangerous.
If anyone has any information regarding the whereabouts of Katelyn Beard, Dewayne Thompson or the vehicle in question, please call the Mississippi Highway Patrol at 1-855- 642-5378.