Man sought for taking son
A Binghamton, N.Y., man is wanted by Duryea police for failing to return his 5-year-old son to the child's grandmother after she gave him custody of the boy for the holiday weekend.
On Monday, Monty Ramey, 22, told the child's grandmother, Deborah Reynolds, of Duryea, that he would not return his son as originally agreed, Duryea Police Chief Nick Lohman said.
Police attempted to contact Mr. Ramey via cellphone, friends, parents, his girlfriend and through social media.
Around 3 p.m. Tuesday, Mr. Ramey called the boy's grandmother and mother to say the child was with one of his relatives. The boy was recovered and is safe, Chief Lohman said. Mr. Ramey remains at large, Chief Lohman said.
A New York state court previously awarded Ms. Reynolds full custody of the child, Chief Lohman said.
Duryea police are working with police departments in New York after obtaining an arrest warrant for Mr. Ramey on a charge of interfering with the custody of a child, a felony.
Mr. Ramey has brown hair, brown eyes, weighs 165 pounds and stands 5 feet 10 inches tall, police said. He has tattoos on his arms and chest. Police believe he could be driving an older model white Chevrolet pickup truck.
Police are asking anyone with information on Mr. Ramey's whereabouts to call Chief Lohman, 457-1721, ext. 2.
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