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Alert issued for missing East Tennessee child

Carlie Trent
Carlie Trent Carlie Trent
photo Carlie Trent
photo Gary Simpson
photo Gary Simpson is presumed to be driving a vehicle matching this description.

An East Tennessee Endangered Alert was issued for a missing 9-year-old girl.

Carlie Trent was taken from her Rogersville, Tennessee school today by her uncle Gary Simpson under false pretenses, according to a press release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

He was last seen driving a white 2002 Dodge Conversion Van with Tennessee plates. His license number is 173GPS. It has a dark patterned stripe down the side.

Carlie is 4 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 75 pounds. She is white and has blonde hair and blue eyes. She is pictured alongside the article.

Simpson, also pictured, is a 57-year-old white male who weighs about 160 pounds and is 5 feet 10 inches tall. He is balding and has brown hair and brown eyes.

If you have seen the child, subject or vehicle, please call the Rogersville Police Department at 423-272-7555 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.