Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Statewide Amber Alert issued

An amber alert has been issued Tuesday night for a 16 year old girl and her 7 month old daughter and believed to be in extreme danger.

West Virginia State Police troopers are looking for Shaina Nicole Tenney, 16, who is described as being 5 feet 2 inches tall and 225 pounds with black hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen at a home located in Rock Cave in Upshur County.

Tenney was last seen wearing black stretch pants, a gray shirt with a black or gray hoodie and white tennis shoes.

Grace Tenney weighs 19 pounds and is 2 feet, 4 inches tall. She has black hair. She was last seen wearing a flowered sundress with a pink coat.

Police say the two were abducted by a family member by the name of Margel Tenney who is described as being 5 feet 8 inches tall and 200 pounds with blue eyes. The suspect was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and blue jeans with Redwing boots.

Police say they may be traveling in a 2003 biege Ford Taurus with the license plate number 2LW-179.  It is believed they may be heading to Texas. The vehicle was last seen traveling southbound on Route 20 near the Upshur and Webster County line.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Shaina is asked to contact the West Virginia State Police Buckhannon Detachment at 304-473-4200.