Found Sentenced: Missing Endangered 3YO Last Seen Carried Into Woods By Grandmother

[Sugar Cookie]

The TBI has issued an endangered child alert for a 3-year-old Zella Linklater who was taken by her grandmother.

According to Holt, officers “know that [the grandmother] walked into the woods with [Zella].”

The grandmother had Zella while her parents were out of town, and Zella’s parents were “trying to get the child back,” Holt said.

Per Holt, the parents saw the grandmother driving with the child. When the grandmother noticed the parents were behind her, “she jumps out of the car with the child and takes off into the woods.”

“At this point, we don’t know what state of mind the grandmother is in or where the grandmother went with this child,” Holt said. “She could be in the woods; she could’ve gotten a ride out of here — be somewhere else.”

Greene County Sheriff: Missing 3-year-old last seen carried into woods by grandmother

UPDATE (11/27) — Greene County Sheriff Wesley Holt told News Channel 11’s Kaylyn Kluck Friday morning that officers believe that 3-year-old Zella Linklater was taken by her grandmother. Accor…

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According to the TBI, the grandmother, 54-year-old Belinda Wilson, has been charged with custodial interference and child neglect/endangerment.

Wilson remains at-large, and Zella is still missing.

GCSO charges grandmother of missing 3-year-old with custodial interference, child neglect/endangerment

UPDATE: Sheriff Wesley Holt says Zella was found safe Friday afternoon. Previous: GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Greene County Sheriff’s Office has charged the grandmother of missing Green…

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[Babs]

WTF with Granny?! Hope this child is found safe and sound.

 

[Sevens My Charm]

Why does it appear they are leaving a shit ton of information out!?
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) says missing 3-year-old Zella Linklater has been found safe. Authorities say she and her grandmother were located in the woods.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Zella’s mother weny to pick the child up, but Wilson allegedly refused to return the little girl. Zella’s mother, who had recently gotten married, had just returned from her honeymoon when she went to retrieve her daughter.

Wilson was reportedly concerned over COVID-19 issues, and got into her car and drove away with Zella. The child’s mother followed them. Wilson then stopped and exited her car, and fled into a remote wooded area with her granddaughter.

UPDATE: Missing 3-year-old found in woods after vanishing Thanksgiving Day, grandmother arrested

A 3-year-old Tennessee girl has been found safe and her grandmother is now facing charges, according to officials. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reports that Belinda Wilson, 54, the grandmother of Zella Linklater, has been charged with child endangerment and custodial interference. Both...

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[TX Leather Face]

COVID Hysteria is the real problem here! Have people scared out of their damn minds. It’s criminal!

 

[Sevens My Charm]

There would have been absolutely nothing wrong with the couple self quarantining for a bit. If it were me and my kids and I had been off honeymooning - I would quarantine. I did for a long time and I am more lax about being around the kids but I decontaminate after every shift.. my scrubs nor shoes ever come inside or washed with anything else - and I wear a mask if I even feel really tired and run down..

 

[ChaosKitty]

There would have been absolutely nothing wrong with the couple self quarantining for a bit. If it were me and my kids and I had been off honeymooning - I would quarantine. I did for a long time and I am more lax about being around the kids but I decontaminate after every shift.. my scrubs nor shoes ever come inside or washed with anything else - and I wear a mask if I even feel really tired and run down..

yeah, most people I personally know here that have died got rona second or third hand. Know others that have gotten it & their whole family ended up with it & luckily they didn't spread it to older than them but down kids, grandkids etc. Apparently they are talking about maybe having to bring people up from Texas if it gets worse there but like here no one thought it was a big deal so now they have hospital beds in enclosed parking lots

 

[Sejanus]

Taking the child to her Gingerbread house no doubt

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Belinda Renee Wilson was not sentenced for kidnapping. While she was initially indicted on a kidnapping charge following a November 2020 incident with her granddaughter in Greene County, Tennessee, that charge was officially dismissed by the state. [1, 2]

Instead, she entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge and received the following sentence: [1]

The Sentence

• Conviction: Felony custodial interference.
• Sentence Details: She was sentenced to 18 months of state-supervised probation.
• Plea Type: She entered an Alford plea (a "best interest" plea), meaning she did not admit guilt but conceded that a jury could convict her based on the evidence.
• Judicial Diversion: Granted by Criminal Court Judge John F. Dugger Jr.
• Dismissed Charges: The state dropped the more severe charges of kidnapping and child endangerment in exchange for her plea.

Case Background

• The Incident: On November 26, 2020, Wilson took her 3-year-old granddaughter into the woods in the Horse Creek Recreation Area of the Cherokee National Forest. [1, 2]
• The Search: The child's mother followed Wilson's vehicle to a dead-end road, after which Wilson and the child walked into the remote woods on foot. An Endangered Child Alert was issued. [1, 2]
• The Rescue: Law enforcement and emergency agencies searched through freezing overnight temperatures dipping into the 30s. Both Wilson and the child were located safe the following day, and the child was returned to her parents.

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