The missing infant is believed to have been taken by his non-custodial mother from a domestic violence shelter where they had been staying since Sunday, police sayAn Amber Alert is in effect for a 3-month-old boy who was taken Wednesday night by his non-custodial mother from a domestic violence shelter in the Kaufman County city of Kemp, law enforcement officials say.Xyavier Calliste Jr. was taken at about 7 p.m.
Investigators said they were notified at about 9:23 a.m. Thursday about a possible abduction of a child and an Amber Alert was issued that afternoon. While the mother is allowed to come and go from the shelter, the child was under the custody of Child Protective Services and was ordered by a Smith County court to stay at the facility. The two had been staying there since Sunday, police said.Sign up for NBC DFW newslettersThe child takes a prescription medication that must be taken with formula, but both were left behind, police said.
Calliste is described as Black with brown eyes and black hair, and he is 23 inches tall and weighs about 8 pounds. Williams is described as a Black woman with brown eyes and brown hair. She is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 150 pounds. Texas DPS said she was last seen driving a vehicle with the infant but a description of the car was not immediately available.