Authorities have identified siblings Willow Bryant, 2, and Wyman Bryant, 4, who were reported missing on August 14, 2024, however it is unknown where the little brother and sister were found. The California Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert many days later.
Tiffany Bryant, 39, and David James, 53, stole their biological children, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The youngsters spent the past year in foster care after their youngest sister tested positive for drugs at birth. The accused have been brought into custody.
Nina Glass, head of a Texas-based group that helped with the hunt, told Newsweek that the parents kidnapped Wyman and Willow during a supervised visit with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in South Los Angeles. They left the institution by an emergency escape, leaving their 15-month-old toddler behind.
“They’re the kind of folks that can live off the grid, if that makes sense. “They enjoy being out there in the middle of nowhere,” Glass said of the parents. “State parks – we always say RV parks and rest areas, but you may see them at truck stops because they are migratory. They live out of their automobile. They don’t actually have an address.
This was not the first time Bryant and James had abducted their children.
The first instance occurred last summer, when their third kid was born; the children were found two months later. They allegedly recovered visiting privileges thereafter, but only under supervision.