22-year-old Savanna Greywind was last seen at her apartment Saturday afternoon
Police in Fargo, North Dakota arrested two people in connection with a missing pregnant woman and newborn baby found in an apartment building where the woman was last seen.
Fargo Police Chief David Todd released a statement early Friday saying William Henry Hoehn, 32, and Brooke Lynn Crews, 38, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit kidnapping of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind, who was last seen at her apartment Saturday afternoon.
Hoehn and Crews were said to be Greywind’s neighbors and that she had gone to their apartment to help them with a sewing project before she disappeared.
During a press conference on Friday, Todd said that investigators discovered a newborn baby girl in the apartment with Crews. It’s believed that the baby is Greywind’s child, but authorities are waiting for DNA testing confirmation.
At the time of her disappearance, Greywind was said to be eight months pregnant.
The newborn is being taken care of at a medical facility.
Todd said that Hoehn and Crews were interviewed by detectives at the police station on Thursday and that both suspects were initially cooperative, but when asked about what happened to Greywind, they both asked for lawyers and stopped answering questions.
At that point, Todd said, they were arrested and charged with felony conspiracy to commit kidnapping.
Todd said that specialized search teams were dispatched to search the area and that a cadaver dog pointed towards what appeared to be an abandoned vehicle. A search of the car did not produce anything, however.
Brooke Lynn Crews, 38, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping in the disappearance of Greywind. Investigators found Crews in her apartment, alongside a newborn baby believed to be Greywind’s daughter
William Henry Hoehn, 32, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping in Greywind’s disappearance. He and Crews were taken into custody on Thursday
Police are asking neighborhood residents to come forward if they saw this Jeep, belonging to Crews and Hoehn, on Saturday or Sunday, the day of and following Greywind’s disappearance
Authorities are now asking area residents to assist in searching for signs of suspicious activity or evidence in areas that police are not able to search, such as in their garages, sheds, gazebos, dumpsters and vacation properties.
Police are also looking for information from anybody who might have seen a brown 1996 Jeep belonging to Hoehn and Crews on either Saturday or Sunday — the day and day after Greywind’s disappearance.
When asked if there are any other suspects in Greywind’s disappearance, Todd said, ‘No, there are not. I think we have the right people.’
Tarita Silk, a sister-in-law of Greywind’s mother, said police informed the family that a ‘two-day-old healthy baby girl’ was taken from the apartment where Greywind lived with her parents, according to KFGO radio.
Tarita Silk, a sister-in-law of Greywind’s mother, said police informed the family that a ‘two-day-old healthy baby girl’ was taken from the apartment where Greywind lived with her parents
Silk said some family members were searching an area in Minnesota 30 miles east of Fargo for Savanna after receiving a tip
The Greywind family is offering a $7,000 reward for information that leads to solving the case and finding Savanna
Todd said his department is receiving help from outside agencies and that officers have used aircraft, watercraft and police dogs in order to try to find her.
Searches in the Fargo and Grand Forks areas have not been successful thus far.
Silk said some family members were searching an area in Minnesota 30 miles east of Fargo after receiving a tip.
‘We just want Savanna to come home. We’re prepared for the worst,’ Silk said. ‘The biggest thing now is for anybody who has any information to come forward.’
The Greywind family is offering a $7,000 reward for information that leads to solving the case.
Fargo police said in a statement released on Facebook Thursday that investigators have spoken to Grewywind’s family, boyfriend, neighbors, employer, and ‘anyone the family has mentioned as a friend.’
The department said they attempted to ring her cellphone and have conducted two K9 searches, with no luck so far.