URGENT: AMBER Alert Issued for Kidnapped 13-Year-Old Girl

Authorities in Tennessee have issued an urgent AMBER Alert for a 13-year-old girl who reportedly left home with a adult male now wanted for kidnapping.

According to Knox News, 13-year-old Alexis Smiley is believed to have left her home Lenoir City with a man nearly a decade her senior: William Tyler Nicholson, 22.

Tennessee Burea of Investigation (TBI) sources reportedly said that Nicholson is wanted on suspicion of aggravated kidnapping.

According to the report, pollice believe the pair is traveling in a silver 2004 Nissan Titan truck with Tennessee license plate number BFV 8107.

The report does not include any further details about the relationship between the suspect and the victim.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office at 865-458-9081, or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.

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[Feature image: Alexis Smiley and William Tyler Nicholson/TBI]