FAIRBURY, Neb. (AP) - Police in southeastern Nebraska have issued an Amber Alert for an infant believed to have been taken from his home by his mother's boyfriend.
The alert issued Saturday afternoon by Fairbury Police says authorities are searching for 2-month-old Jaxon Smetter, last seen wearing black striped pants and a gray shirt with the words "I wake up Awesome" on it.
Police say the baby is believed to be with a 35-year-old man Earnest Howard. They may be traveling in a Brown Kia Rondo with Nebraska license plate TEF 590. Anyone with information about this case is urged to call 911 or the Fairbury Police Department at 402-729-3355.
Beatrice radio station KWBE reports that the man police are searching for is the boyfriend of the infant's mother. KWBE says the mother told police she woke up Saturday morning to find her baby and her vehicle missing.
Police say the suspect is not the baby's biological father.
