Woman charged in kidnapping that spurred Amber Alert

TYLER – A five-year-old boy who was at the center of an Amber Alert on Monday after being abducted from Overton has been returned home, and his alleged abductor has been charged with kidnapping. According to our news partner KETK, Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith says Pamela Medlock, 59, was arrested Monday after being stopped by a Texas State Trooper on I-20 near Colorado City, Texas. “She was supposedly headed to Arizona,” Smith said. Officials said she was arrested after detectives interviewed her, and a recommended bond has been set at $250,000. She remained in Mitchell County as of midday Tuesday.

In addition to being viewed on security footage from a Tyler Walmart, Smith said Medlock was seen with Zechariah Sutton in a Dallas toy store, and it is believed they stopped and slept at roadside parks before being stopped in Mitchell County. Zechariah underwent a forensic interview, and officials said after being medically cleared by the Children’s Advocacy Center in Smith County, he was reunited with his family. Medlock was charged with third-degree felony kidnapping and was expected to be transported back to Smith County.