7/19/22 - Missing Muskegon Heights 7-year-old Girl - Found

Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 7:05 AM

Muskegon Heights Police are asking the public to help them look for a missing 7-year-old girl that was taken from her father's house.

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Mich. (WOOD) — Muskegon Heights police were looking for a 7-year-old who was believed to have been in danger after her non-custodial mother abducted her.

On Monday, 7-year-old Elena Joyce Johnson was taken from the home of her father, Michigan State Police said in a release. It said her mother, Seaniece Johnson, took her with the help of three men.

She was last seen in the 2800 block of 8th Street near Broadway Avenue.

Police say the mother, Seanice Johnson has contacts in Missouri and Virginia.

The girl was found safe in St. Louis, Missouri.

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