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Suspect in 2-year-old's kidnapping arrested near Detroit; child still missing

A 26-year-old Michigan man was arrested in St. Clair Shores under suspicion that he kidnapped two-year-old Wynter Smith of Lansing. Smith has yet to be located.

A man accused of kidnaping a Lansing toddler was arrested Monday in suburban Detroit but the girl was not with him, police said.

Authorities were searching for 2-year-old Wynter Smith, a Black child with braided hair who was wearing a white shirt with rainbows.

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The 26-year-old man was arrested in St. Clair Shores after a chase and crash, police said.

Wynter's mother told Lansing police that the man, whom she knows from a previous relationship, took her daughter and her car Sunday. The 22-year-old woman was treated at a hospital for stab wounds.

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"This is a very urgent situation," Lansing police said on Twitter early Monday.

An Amber Alert was sent about 2 a.m. The FBI has joined the search for Wynter.

"The FBI is committed to assisting in missing person cases like these, especially when requested by law enforcement partners," the agency said.

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