Jasper Michael Spears was a one-year-old boy with red hair and gray eyes last seen in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on December 7, 2024. He had been placed temporarily with his maternal grandfather and step-grandmother while his mother addressed her health. When his parents, Jonathan and Tabitha Spears, were granted visitation and went to collect him, they found the grandparents’ house empty and listed for sale.

A judge ordered the grandparents to return Jasper within 48 hours, but he was not returned and the child was reported missing when it became clear he would not be. Felony kidnapping warrants were issued on January 9, 2025, for maternal grandfather Timothy Young and step-grandmother Kendra Young. The search is reported to have an international dimension, and the parents were subsequently granted full custodial rights in early January 2025.

Who has information about Jasper’s whereabouts or who last saw him with Timothy and Kendra Young?