An Endangered Child Alert has been issued for 4-year-old Lillyanna Beneke and 2-year-old Ryder Beneke by the TBI for the Cheatham County (Tenn.) Sheriff's Department. (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)An Endangered Child Alert has been issued for 4-year-old Lillyanna Beneke and 2-year-old Ryder Beneke by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for the Cheatham County (Tenn.) Sheriff's Department.
The children are believed to be with their noncustodial parents, Cody and Danielle Beneke, both 27, who are allegedly addicted to heroin and meth. They both have outstanding warrants and violent criminal histories and a court granted emergency custody of the children to the state.
The parents may be driving a green Buick Sedan or white van with South Carolina plates and may be in the area of Mt. Juliet or Hermitage, Tenn.
Lillyanna is a white female with blonde hair and hazel eyes. She is 3 feet tall and weighs 50 pounds. Ryder is a white male with brown hair and hazel eyes. He is 3 feet tall and weighs 30 pounds.
The children are believed to be in danger.
If you have seen the children or either of the Beneke's please call Cheatham County Sheriff at 615-792-2098 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.