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Little Tennessee Girl Found Safe!

MaggieMack — Thu, 12 May 2016 22:39:49 GMT

I've been following this story and hoping/praying for a good outcome. Carlie Trent and her creepy uncle were discovered in the woods today. She is alive, but that's all they are really saying. He was captured by two neighbors checking property out, looking for them. One put a gun on the uncle while the other called 911. Google for full story.

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Catty2 — Thu, 12 May 2016 22:51:36 GMT

Glad she was found alive and they got him.

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ANewHue — Thu, 12 May 2016 22:51:44 GMT

Thank God and bless those people for getting involved and probably saving this girls life. As for him, let him rot in jail.

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StylishLady — Fri, 13 May 2016 00:12:29 GMT

Very happy to hear that. Saw the story on Nancy Grace last night. Hope the experience does not traumatize her.

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Rileyx — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:18:09 GMT

I am really worried for this little girl. What an awful life she has had. I didn't know the whole story in the beginning. According to a news report this morning her parents are drug addicts. The aunt/uncle got custody. Where was the mom? The father just got out of jail and got custody. Scary since he didn't find it important to notify her school that he now had custody. Sounds like she needs to be in foster care or adopted to a loving family.

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JDJ555 — Fri, 13 May 2016 22:05:32 GMT

@Rileyx wrote:
I am really worried for this little girl. What an awful life she has had. I didn't know the whole story in the beginning. According to a news report this morning her parents are drug addicts. The aunt/uncle got custody. Where was the mom? The father just got out of jail and got custody. Scary since he didn't find it important to notify her school that he now had custody. Sounds like she needs to be in foster care or adopted to a loving family.

That is sad @Rileyx. I didn't know the background just saw headline news. Very sad.

Re: Little Tennessee Girl Found Safe!

hckynut — Fri, 13 May 2016 23:19:45 GMT

so happy to hear this news and also that 1 neighbor was packing. i really hope life gets better for this little girl. from what i have read, it does not sound like she has had much stability in her family life.

hnj

Re: Little Tennessee Girl Found Safe!

Preds — Fri, 13 May 2016 23:34:09 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – After an eight-day AMBER Alert, little Carlie Trent from East Tennessee is finally back home.

“She’s doing great. She’s absolutely doing great,” her pediatrician Dr. Chris Calendine told News 2.

The 9-year-old was released from the hospital Friday after being found in a remote, wooded area with her uncle the day before.

Gary Simpson is charged with especially aggravated kidnapping in her disappearance after he picked her up from school on May 4 and vanished, setting of an extensive search.

Carlie Trent (Courtesy: TBI)

While she was missing, Carlie’s pediatrician vowed a $10,000 reward for information that led to her safe recovery.

The doctor doesn’t expect to see Carlie until early next week but said he spoke to her aunt earlier Friday.

“She is thrilled with her new teddy bears that have come from law enforcement, the hospital and different sources,” Calendine said with a smile. “She has her favorite blanky, that was in her back pack, but she is doing great.”

He spoke highly of the two men who found and rescued Carlie, saying “they are amazing” for what they did.

She was located by Donnie Lawson and Stewart Franklin, who set out to search remote, wooded property in the Clinch Valley area with two other friends, Roger Carpenter and Larry Hamblen.

“They are amazing. These gentlemen, they were looking from day one.” Dr. Calendine told News 2. “This had nothing to do with reward money; they wanted this little girl home. They had been out day and night for seven days straight.”

Once they found her, Calendine says they secured Simpson with a belt and held a gun on him while they contacting authorities.

“But it’s an area where you don’t have cell service, so bless their hearts, one of the gentlemen they had to leave with [Simpson] and the other had to go down to an area where they had cell service where they can call,” he explained.

As for Simpson, he remains in solitary confinement at the Hawkins County jail.

Due to his uncertain mental state, officers put him in what’s called a “turtle suit” to prevent him from trying to kill himself. He will remain on suicide watch for the next 24 hours.

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Irshgrl31201 — Fri, 13 May 2016 23:39:18 GMT

So glad to hear that.