The 12-year-old Hall County girl who has been missing since last week called Channel 2 Action News on Tuesday.
Brooklyn Smith reportedly was seen in Cartersville on Monday, Hall County sheriff’s spokesman Stephen Wilbanks said. Investigators believe she is with her father, Steven Keith Spires, 31, and his girlfriend, Carmen Clay, 19.
Police believe she is traveling in a vehicle that is towing a large camper, but Smith called Channel 2 to say she is not with her father and his girlfriend.
“Everybody is wanting to know why I won’t call the cops or go to the cops and they think it’s because I’m in danger or whatever, but it’s actually because I don’t trust the cops,” Smith told Channel 2 reporter Tony Thomas.
A nationwide Amber Alert was issued for Smith, who left her residence early Wednesday and got into a dark passenger car, the girl’s mother told authorities. Investigators say the girl is “at risk,” Wilbanks said.
Smith has made phone contact with her mother, as well as other news media outelts, saying she is with unidentified friends.
There is an active arrest warrant for Spires for interference with custody, Wilbanks said.
Anyone with information should call the Hall County Sheriff’s Office at 770-531-6879 or local police.
