On Friday afternoon, Brittany Mae Smith, 12, was spotted in a store in San Francisco. She was with her alleged abductor, Jeffrey Scott Easley, 32. Police responded quickly to a citizen’s call and took Easlely into custody.
On Monday, Virginia State Police issued an Amber Alert for Brittany, after her mother’s body was found inside her home in Salem, Va. and the 12-year-old was missing.
The death of 41-year-old Tina Smith is being investigated as a homicide.
At a Friday evening press conference, Roanoke County Police Chief Ray Lavinder told reporters that Brittany knew her mother was dead. Chief Lavinder also said that he did not know if the girl was forced to go on the cross-country trek, but that she has no signs any injuries.
Brittany’s family was ecstatic to hear that she is alive and well, and will be coming home soon. Her grandmother, Liz Dyer told The Roanoke Times: "We're so glad. We're bouncing off the walls."
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