Three children were reported missing after a dispute involving their mother and her boyfriend, Locust Grove police said Tuesday afternoon.

Archie Sawoyea, 27, picked up the children — Natael Fernandez, 7; Mackenzie Middleton, 10; and Isabella Middleton, 11 — from school and stopped contacting their mother, police said in a statement.

Locust Grove police are searching for three children last seen with their mother's boyfriend. (Credit: Locust Grove Police Department)

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Credit: Locust Grove Police Department

The details of the couple’s dispute was not released.

Sawoyea was last seen driving a four-door 2015 Honda Accord with a white and blue “Test Drive” tag. He is believed to be headed toward Chamblee. No other details were released.

Locust Grove police told Channel 2 Action News that warrants had been taken out for Sawoyea for kidnapping and domestic violence.

A photo of the car that resembles the one Archie Sawoyea was last seen in. (Credit: Locust Grove Police Department)

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Credit: Locust Grove Police Department

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call Henry County police at 770-957-5200.

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