Amber Alert canceled for Cape Girardeau child
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
An Amber Alert was canceled late Wednesday by the Missouri State Highway Patrol for a 5-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted by her “non-custodial mother.”
According to an update from the Highway Patrol just after 10:30 p.m., the child is safe and the suspect is in custody.
The alert states that Kelsi Wheeler, 5, was taken by Markeila Williamson at 7:06 p.m. from the 2800 block of Wagner Street in Cape Girardeau. The alert says Williams took Wheeler from her legal guardians.
The alert said that the two were likely traveling in a gray Nissan Sentra with Arkansas license plates reading ACKRITE. The vehicle was allegedly heading westbound on Themis Street from Hazel Drive.
Wheeler is described as a Black girl with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black “Easter outfit.”
Williamson is 5-feet-11-inches tall, 165 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. It is not known what clothing she could be wearing, the alert says.
— Missouri State Highway Patrol Alerts (@MSHPAlerts) April 18, 2025