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AMBER Alert ARMAIDRE ARGUMON: Missing from Wells, TX - 18 Sept 2020 - Age 5 weeks (1 Viewer)

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Local Law Enforcement Issue Alert for Missing Wells, TX Infant

The Wells Police Department and Cherokee County Sheriff's Office have activated the Deep East Texas Amber Alert Program and will be activating the Texas statewide Amber Alert Network because of a Wells, Texas infant who may have been abducted.

At approximately 4:16 PM on Friday, September 18, 5-week old Armaidre Antwan Marquie Argumon was believed to be abducted from his residence on Old Forest Rd, Wells TX.

Armaidre is a mixed-race infant, with dark-colored hair and last seen wearing a cloth diaper. He was last seen in Wells, allegedly with his father, in a Green 2000 Ford Truck License Plate MBD8186. The father has been located by law enforcement but the whereabouts of the child are still unknown at this time.

UPDATED: Search launches for missing Wells infant

Area law enforcement agents have launched a search for a missing month-old boy from Wells, who was reported last seen between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Friday morning.

According to Cherokee County Sheriff Brent Dickson, the infant was reported missing by a family member.

The department is working with the Wells Police Department in a combined investigation. At this time, Dickson said the agencies are conducting numerous interviews and are working on getting an Amber Alert issued.

UPDATED AT 6:20 PM FRIDAY:

According to a Facebook message on its page, Wells Police Department said that it also is working with the Texas Ranger to find the missing infant.

"At this time we ask anyone that has spotted a Green Ford Ranger to contact the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department. An Amber Alert has been issued. As more information comes in the public will be updated," the post stated.


MEDIA - ARMAIDRE ARGUMON: Missing from Wells, TX since 18 Sept 2020 - Age 5 weeks
 
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Cadaver dogs and drone called in to search for missing Wells baby

On Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department, the Wells Police Department and Texas Department of Criminal Justice called in dogs, a helicopter, and drone to search for baby Armaidre Antwan Maquie Argumon of Wells. Law enforcement started the search on Forest Road around 8 a.m.

According to Steve Cooper of the Wells Police Department, “It is like looking for a needle in a haystack. We might have missed something small in the previous searches such as clothing or diapers. So far nothing has led us to any conclusions.”

A helicopter was cleared and flew over the area as well as a drone to get an aerial view. Again, nothing turned up as far as evidence nor the location of the missing baby.

The Wells PD is asking anyone who had outside cameras that were operating last Friday between Wells and Lufkin to review the footage to see if either vehicle the father was driving passed by between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. The vehicles are a 2003 gray Ford Explorer or a green Ford Ranger. The father has been arrested on unrelated charges where he remains in jail. He has been uncooperative in the ongoing investigation.
 
This is an odd case. None of this sounds very positive. The mother does not seem to be in question as they say they want to return the baby to its mother--on the other hand, it says "rightful" mother... which is an unusual word to put in there...
 

Cherokee County Sheriff Brent Dickson says they are continuing their investigation.

“We do suspect some sort of foul play,” Dickson said. “The father has been charged with endangering a child or abandoning a child. We do suspect him of foul play as far as that goes, but we do not know the circumstances what lead to the child going missing.”

He says they are even checking a broader area.
 

Amber Alert discontinued for 5-week-old in East Texas, baby still considered missing​

A 5-week-old boy is still missing more than two weeks after authorities issued an Amber Alert for the baby.

"If the father did do something with the baby to harm the baby or to hide the baby and it is deceased, he's placed it on some property somewhere in our community," Cherokee County Sheriff Brent Dickson told KTRE. "And I ask that the community stays vigilant while they're out and about looking around."

Teams from Houston traveled to the area this week to help look for the child.
 

Search continues for missing Wells baby after almost two months​

It has been almost two months since baby Armaidre Argumon went missing in Cherokee county—And the search continues.

Cherokee County Sheriff Brent Dickson says the most recent area that they have searched is south of rusk.

Dickson says they received a lead that the Argumon family owned land in the past, in the south Rusk area, but nothing was recovered.

The sheriff’s office has a detective working full-time on this case, as well as the Wells Police Department and the Texas Rangers.

Dickson says the father, Deandre Argumon, is still their lead suspect and has not been cooperative.

He is currently in jail on an unrelated charge.
 

Tomorrow marks two months since five-week-old baby vanished from Wells​

Tomorrow will mark two months since a five-week-old baby vanished from Wells.

Armaidre Argumon was last seen on September 18th and authorities still consider his father DeAndre Argumon as the main suspect in his disappearance.

Cherokee County Sheriff Brent Dickson says Argumon requested to speak with authorities last week.

During that interview, Dickson says Argumon refused to discuss the child’s whereabouts— and only asked about his other charges.

Argumon is being held on unrelated charges of child endangerment and abandonment.
 

Tomorrow marks two months since five-week-old baby vanished from Wells​

Tomorrow will mark two months since a five-week-old baby vanished from Wells.

Armaidre Argumon was last seen on September 18th and authorities still consider his father DeAndre Argumon as the main suspect in his disappearance.

Cherokee County Sheriff Brent Dickson says Argumon requested to speak with authorities last week.

During that interview, Dickson says Argumon refused to discuss the child’s whereabouts— and only asked about his other charges.

Argumon is being held on unrelated charges of child endangerment and abandonment.

POS. Why doesn't he ask his attorney about his other charges. If he has nothing to share about this child's whereabouts to he77 with him. Jmo.
 

Father of missing Wells baby sentenced to 15 years in prison​

The father of a missing 5-week-old baby has reached a plea agreement in connection with the infant’s September 2020 disappearance.

DeAndre Argumon, father of Armaidre Antwan Marquie Argumon, pleaded guilty to abandoning a child, imminent danger of bodily injury, enhanced. He was sentenced to 15 years for the crime. However, there is an exception in the plea that if other crimes are discovered, Argumon can be prosecuted.

He was also charged with unauthorized use of motor vehicle because, according to the DA, he arrived on scene back in September 2020 in a vehicle that was not his. He was found guilty on a bench trial April 27. He was sentenced to eight years for that crime, which he will serve concurrently with the 15 years sentence he received today for endangering his child.
 

495 DAYS: No new leads on East Texas baby missing since 2020​

It's been 495 days.

The last time then-5-week-old Armaidre Argumon was seen was Sept. 18, 2020, with his father, DeAndre, in the 500 block of Old Forest Rd. in Wells. That same day, an AMBER Alert was issued for the child.

Cherokee County Sheriff Brent Dickson said DeAndre was not cooperative in trying to locate Armaidre.


In Wells, a tiny town of just 850 residents according to the latest census data, everyone knows each other. Residents say you couldn’t even pass through town without hearing about the boy. But the question that remains on everyone's minds is where is he?

“Somebody out there knows what happened," said WPD patrol officer Steve Cooper in a September 2021 interview with CBS19. "Will we ever find that out? I don't know.

Dickson said there are no new leads or information at this time. If someone sees something suspicious, they can call the sheriff's office of the Wells Police Department.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of the child, please contact the Wells Police Dept. at (936) 867-5593 or your local law enforcement agency.
 

Father of missing Wells baby sentenced to 15 years in prison​

The father of a missing 5-week-old baby has reached a plea agreement in connection with the infant’s September 2020 disappearance.

DeAndre Argumon, father of Armaidre Antwan Marquie Argumon, pleaded guilty to abandoning a child, imminent danger of bodily injury, enhanced. He was sentenced to 15 years for the crime. However, there is an exception in the plea that if other crimes are discovered, Argumon can be prosecuted.

He was also charged with unauthorized use of motor vehicle because, according to the DA, he arrived on scene back in September 2020 in a vehicle that was not his. He was found guilty on a bench trial April 27. He was sentenced to eight years for that crime, which he will serve concurrently with the 15 years sentence he received today for endangering his child.
They can't find his child and he is already found guilty of abandonment and more and he refuses to help find his child and yet a judge gives him concurrent rather than consecutive sentences? Why? Couldn't he consider the fact at least one charge he was found guilty of relates to the child that is now missing because of him that he won't help find? Why not do consecutive sentences for a total of 23 years? If he then is never charged for the child's murder, he at least has a pretty long sentence.
 

Wells, Texas Baby has Been Missing for 571 Days with No Leads​

Armaidre Argumon was just five weeks old when he was last seen with his father, DeAndre Argumon in September of 2000. An AMBER Alert was issued for the baby but was never found. Since that September day in 2020, the father was arrested and has been uncooperative. Baby Armaidre has been missing for 571 days as of today's writing (April 12, 2022) with no leads for police to follow.

Even though the active searching for baby Armaidre has stopped, the case is not closed. Someone must know something about this baby's disappearance. If you do know something, or have seen or heard something suspicious recently that may lead to a break in this case, you are asked to call the Wells Police Department at 936-867-5593 or the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, who has been assisting in this investigation, at 903-683-2271.
 
Older article updated this week. No new information, but reminder Armaidre is still missing.




Author: Reagan Roy
Published: 8:24 AM CST January 26, 2022
Updated: 9:46 AM CDT September 16, 2022

2 YEARS LATER: No new leads on East Texas baby missing since 2020​

If you have any information on the whereabouts of the child, please contact the Wells Police Dept. at (903) 683-2271 or you local law enforcement agency.
 

5-week-old Cherokee County infant still missing 2 years later​

It has been two years since a 5-week-old infant went missing in Cherokee County.

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said there are no new leads on the Armaidre Argumon case.


DeAndre Argumon and Amanda Doss are the child’s parents.

“Amanda says she was not here, but Dre says he gave the baby to Amanda. Neither parent has custody, my aunt, who is baby Dre’s grandmother, has custody,” said Deandre’s cousin, Jakeih Argumon in 2020.

Law enforcement later arrested the child’s father, DeAndre Argumon, and officials said he was not cooperating with them. In 2021, DeAndre was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to abandoning a child. He was also convicted of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in connection to his son’s case.

Wells, Texas Baby has Been Missing for 732 Days with No Leads​

Having to pass along information like this is never easy nor is it something we like to do. But the importance of getting the word out far outweighs our reluctance to let you know. In this particular case, this story involves an innocent now toddler who is not home with his parents. This is the story of Armaidre Argumon from Wells, Texas and how he has been missing for 732 Days (as of this writing on September 20, 2022) with zero leads in his case.

Even though the active searching for baby Armaidre has stopped, the case is not closed. Someone must know something about this baby's disappearance. If you do know something, or have seen or heard something suspicious recently that may lead to a break in this case, you are asked to call the Wells Police Department at 936-867-5593 or the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, who has been assisting in this investigation, at 903-683-2271.
 
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NO TRACE

Mystery surrounds disappearance of 5-week-old Armaidre Argumon after cops asked for help in searching for ‘fresh graves’​

AN infant who vanished three years ago has still not been found despite cops' haunting request at the time of his disappearance.


The Amber Alert was discontinued in October 2020 despite Armaidre remaining missing.

In September 2021, Deandre reached a plea deal with prosecutors.

He pleaded guilty to child endangerment and was handed a 15-year prison sentence.

He also admitted to unauthorized use of a vehicle and got eight years for that.

He's currently serving both sentences concurrently.

If evidence that Deandre committed another crime is found, authorities still have the option to prosecute him.

Anyone with information about Armaidre's disappearance is asked to contact the Wells Police Department at (936) 867-5593.
 
NO TRACE

Mystery surrounds disappearance of 5-week-old Armaidre Argumon after cops asked for help in searching for ‘fresh graves’​

AN infant who vanished three years ago has still not been found despite cops' haunting request at the time of his disappearance.


The Amber Alert was discontinued in October 2020 despite Armaidre remaining missing.

In September 2021, Deandre reached a plea deal with prosecutors.

He pleaded guilty to child endangerment and was handed a 15-year prison sentence.

He also admitted to unauthorized use of a vehicle and got eight years for that.

He's currently serving both sentences concurrently.

If evidence that Deandre committed another crime is found, authorities still have the option to prosecute him.

Anyone with information about Armaidre's disappearance is asked to contact the Wells Police Department at (936) 867-5593.
Concurrently:sigh:
 
NO TRACE

Mystery surrounds disappearance of 5-week-old Armaidre Argumon after cops asked for help in searching for ‘fresh graves’​

AN infant who vanished three years ago has still not been found despite cops' haunting request at the time of his disappearance.


The Amber Alert was discontinued in October 2020 despite Armaidre remaining missing.

In September 2021, Deandre reached a plea deal with prosecutors.

He pleaded guilty to child endangerment and was handed a 15-year prison sentence.

He also admitted to unauthorized use of a vehicle and got eight years for that.

He's currently serving both sentences concurrently.

If evidence that Deandre committed another crime is found, authorities still have the option to prosecute him.

Anyone with information about Armaidre's disappearance is asked to contact the Wells Police Department at (936) 867-5593.
I guess it is easy to criticize and who knows, maybe they did the best they could with what they had--but I am going to anyhow. Why make a plea deal with this man AND hand him concurrent sentences? A weak case? I doubt it. If he felt it weak, he would have fought it and went to trial in my mind. There goes any leverage of finding out where this infant's body is.

I guess they did get him put away and can still prosecute as they say if evidence is found and that's good but they made a DEAL that didn't include telling where to find the child.

I guess 15 years is better than nothing but it isn't enough.
 

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