***UPDATE ON OCT. 14 AT 9:55 A.M.: Thompson Thompson was located safe and ultimately returned to the care of her legal guardians on Oct. 12. See the press release update for more information. 

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ORIGINAL RELEASE POSTED ON OCT. 10:

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help to locate a child named Thompson Thompson, age 4 of Hoopa, who has been abducted under suspicious circumstances. 

The child was reported missing by her court-ordered legal guardian on Oct. 9 after she was not returned from a scheduled visit with her father, Peter Thompson, on Oct. 5. The father is the last known person to have seen the child. He is only allowed scheduled court-ordered visitation and does not have any custody rights over his child.

Based upon the facts of this case, the Sheriff’s Office sought and obtained an arrest warrant for the father on Oct. 9 for Child Abduction (PC 278). The Sheriff’s Office also requested a Feather Alert for the missing child. On the evening of Oct. 9, the father arrived at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility (HCCF) and turned himself in for the PC 278 warrant—he is currently in custody at the HCCF. The father claimed to know about the whereabouts of the child but refused to disclose information regarding her location to law enforcement.

The Sheriffs’ Office needs the public's help in locating the child. The child is 4 years old, approximately 50 lbs, 3’7”, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black floral T-shirt, black pants, and cowboy boots.

Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding Thompson Thompson’s possible whereabouts should call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251.

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Thompson Thompson, age 4 of Hoopa | Photo provided by family