Mother and 4 Children Kidnapped at Gunpoint in Lexington, Tennessee

A Tennessee statewide Amber Alert has been issued for four children and their mother believed to have been kidnapped at gunpoint in Lexington, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

The alert, on behalf of the Lexington Police Department, has been issued for 2-year-old Amaylah Manley, 3-year-old Tayvious Crout, 1-year-old Damaryous Crout and 8-year-old Adrik Manley.

According to a TBI release, the children and their mother, 31-year-old Amanda Manley Crout, were taken at gunpoint at 3:50 a.m. Sunday morning by Octivas Crout, father of Tayvious and Damaryous.

They are believed to be in the mother’s vehicle, a dark brown 2010 Hyundai Sonata with TN plates 856QDG.

Octivas, who also goes by Octavious Woods, is a 28-year-old black male with black hair, brown eyes. He is 6 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 195 pounds.

Warrants for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault have been issued for Crout.

Anyone with information should contact the Lexington Police Department at 731-968-6666 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-Find.

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SOURCE: The Tennessean