Search for missing 4-year-old boy, Johnathan Everett Boley continues as dad is arrested after explosives found at Jasper, Alabama house amid questions of what happened to child as ex military dad, Jameson Kyle Boley now faces explosives possession charges. Mom had previously filed order of protection against dad.
Is a missing 4-year-old boy’s disappearance linked to his father setting off explosive devices on property grounds?
The father of a 4-year-old boy reported going missing Wednesday in Alabama has been arrested on explosives possession charges. Jameson Kyle Boley, 40, was arrested after the explosive devices were discovered inside the parent’s home during the search for the missing child.
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Johnathan Everett Boley, 4, was last seen around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 7000 block of Highway 195 in Jasper, Walker County, AL., WVTM13 reported.
Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith said Johnathan had been with his father, who reported the child missing at approximately 1 p.m. The sheriff said the boy’s mother moved to Florida about a year ago and the father was granted five days of visitation per year. Johnathan disappeared during that visitation period.
Leading up to the boy’s disappearance, investigators were told that the 4-year-old was with his 6-year-old brother and a black Labrador retriever along property grounds.
At some point the six year old brother told his dad that his younger sibling had crossed the fence line separating wood grounds. Upon the father and the six year old returning, investigators said the four-year-old was nowhere to be found. The dog was also missing.
Sheriff Smith said they haven’t gotten any indication that Johnathan is in the woods except for the statement from his brother, AL.com reported.
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The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) issued a missing child alert, stating that Boley is believed to be in danger, 1819News reported.
Walker County deputies have been searching the woods and ponds in the 7000 block of Highway 195 in Jasper. They have used helicopters equipped with thermal imaging and have not spotted the child.
Authorities had planned to execute a search warrant at the father’s home Wednesday but suspended the search after locating ‘unusual explosive devices,’ later identified as pipe bombs.
Come Thursday, Jameson Kyle Boley, 40, was taken into custody and charged with unlawful manufacturing of a destructive device or bacteriological or biological weapon along with two counts of chemical endangerment of a child, WVTM13 reported.
As of Thursday evening, the home had been secured, according to the sheriff. Photos of the explosives were released by authorities. Neighbors told investigators the father, a former member of the military, had been heard setting off explosions on the property for several weeks. One explosion was reported Wednesday, though officials have not confirmed whether it is connected to the child’s disappearance.
Missing boy’s mother previously filed order of protection against dad
Of disconcert, Jonathan Boley’s mother, Angel Boley filed a protective order against the missing boy’s father Jameson back in 2021 during divorce proceedings, in which she claimed she worried he would kill her or one of the children.
Stated a 12/22/2021 petition order of protection: ‘Put hands around my throat, held me down, threw me into the kitchen, choked me until I couldn’t breathe then sat on me holding my arms down.
Adding, ‘I am worried he will do the above again to me or our children or potentially kill one of us.’
Jameson filed a response denying the mother’s claims and it was dismissed.
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Johnathan is described as weighing about 50 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a yellow Mickey Mouse shirt, black pants, and “Paw Patrol” shoes.
The FBI’s explosives team is assisting at the scene.
Despite the dangers, law enforcement agencies continue searching for Johnathan using drones, tracking dogs, and a helicopter from Montgomery. Divers were also brought in Thursday to search ponds near the property. More than 500 acres were searched that day, and officials said rain could complicate search efforts on Friday.
Sheriff Smith asked residents with doorbell cameras or game cameras in the area to review their footage for any sign of the child.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Walker County Sheriff’s Office at 205-384-7218 or call 911.
