Drone Video Shows the Moment Deputies Found a 2-Year-Old Safe in Kentwood

Drone video shows the moment deputies found a 2-year-old safe in Kentwood

The suspect, James Mercier, is in custody and is being charged with aggravated kidnapping.

Mississippi man accused of kidnapping 2-year-old in Louisiana arrested

TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The search has ended for a 2-year-old who was abducted in Tangipahoa Parish. The incident happened on September 30, 2025, around 9:45 p.m. That's when police said the 2-year-old's mother, her child and 49-year-old James Casey Mercier, McComb, Mississippi, were in the car going south on I-55. State police said the three pulled over at the Welcome Center just north of Kentwood. (Courtesy/Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's…

A 2-year-old boy reported kidnapped has been found safe

Tangipahoa Parish sheriff says he was discovered in the suspect’s vehicle.

2-year-old-boy reported kidnapped found safely in Kentwood area, officials say

A 2-year-old boy who was reported kidnapped Tuesday night in the Kentwood area was found safely in the parking lot of a local business on Wednesday morning, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said.

LSP: 2-year-old abducted from Tangipahoa Parish found safe, suspect arrested

TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The search has ended for a 2-year-old who was abducted in Tangipahoa Parish. It happened Tuesday night, Sept. 30 around 9:45 p.m. That's when the 2-year-old's mother, her child and Mercier were in the car going south on I-55. State police say the three pulled over at the Welcome Center just north of Kentwood. That's when the child's mother got out of the car to get the child out of the backseat. Reports show Merci…

Sheriff: 2-year-old boy found after kidnapping in Tangipahoa Parish, man arrested

Louisiana State Police seek help in finding 2-year-old Christopher Cooper, missing with suspect James Mercier in a white GMC Yukon.