GREAT FALLS — The Cascade County Sheriff's Office says that the three children who were the subject of an AMBER Alert earlier today have been found and are safe, and that the two people suspected of taking them are in custody.
The Sheriff's Office says that the AMBER Alert has been canceled.
We do not yet know exactly where they were found, or the circumstances of the suspects being taken into custody, but KIFI in Idaho reports that the suspect's phone was last pinged in the Salmon, Idaho area, and the two vehicles were believed to be traveling as a caravan.
The CCSO and the Great Falls Police Department will have a press conference at 4:20 p.m. to provide more information; we will have a reporter there and update you as we get details.
(UPDATE, 4:55 p.m.) Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter confirmed during a press conference that they were found in Idaho.
Tony Demontigny and Ellaura Wright each are facing three felony charges of custodial interference. Also taken into custody was the child's grandfather, Anthony Demontigny, Sr., who is facing three felony charges of accountability to custodial interference.
Tony Demontigny and Ellaura Wright remain in custody in Idaho awaiting extradition back to Great Falls.
(1st Report, 11:10 a.m.) The Montana Department of Justice has issued an AMBER Alert for three children in Cascade County.
The alert states that the three children were taken during the night, possibly by non-custodial parents who have a history of drug use and violence. The alert states: “Children believed to be in life threatening danger.”
The children are Raelynn Demontigny, 5 years old; Lianna Demontigny, 3; and Tony Demontigny, 1. The AMBER Alert identifies the suspects as Tony Demontigny, 28, and Ellaura Wright, 30.
There are two vehicles that they may be driving: a white Chevrolet Malibu (Montana license 2-224730B), and and a blue Chevrolet Tahoe (Montana license 2-22599B).
Anyone who sees any of these people or has any information that may help is asked to call the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office at 406-836-7380, or call 911.
