A 7-year-old girl at the center of an Amber Alert out of San Jacinto County has been safely located. Hazel Hodge Lassiter was found overnight at a home on the 700 block of CR 2250 in Tarkington, according to authorities.
Capt. David Meyers, spokesperson for the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office, shared that deputies were directed to the area following leads from the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office.
“Sgt. Travis Pierce pulled into a driveway and saw a man walking, who informed him that the child and her parents were inside one of the homes,” Meyers said.
Upon reaching the home, Sgt. Pierce was met by Hazel’s mother, Ashley Doss Lassiter, 41, who identified herself. Pierce then checked on the child’s welfare and found her sleeping in a bed. The San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office was immediately notified of her recovery.
Hazel’s father, Brandon Lassiter, was reportedly not at the residence, as he was working in a neighboring town, Meyers said.
The Amber Alert had been issued late Friday night, Dec. 13, after CPS investigators alerted law enforcement of concerns for Hazel’s safety. San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers explained that Hazel has been the subject of an ongoing CPS investigation since Sept. 25, 2024. Efforts to schedule court dates with the parents had been unsuccessful.
“This week, CPS contacted our office with a Writ to take custody of the child but could not locate her. They requested our assistance, expressing concerns that the child was in immediate danger,” Capers said. “As soon as we received the request, our office acted swiftly to locate Hazel and issued all relevant notices.”
So now parents are being a accused of abducting their own kids. Wow CPS needs to be defunded.
CPS is the governments pawn to steal your spawn.
It’s disturbing that CPS was so interested in that little girl.
If the parents went that far to try to hide their kids from CPS, CPS is the true abductor and abuser not the parents.
#CPS is trafficking kids.