Florida girl, four, who was abducted from her bed is spotted on surveillance footage at Georgia gas station 400 miles away with family friend called Wild West Hogs who turned up out of nowhere after two years

  • Rebecca Lewis was last seen in bed at around 9am on Saturday morning 
  • But 45 minutes later, she had vanished from her home in Lakeland, Florida 
  • Police searched the area and found no sign of the four-year-old girl
  • She was seen in surveillance footage at a gas station in Georgia that night
  • The girl was with a man named Wild West Hogs, who showed up at the family's home unexpectedly on Friday night 

By Khaleda Rahman For Dailymail.com

Published: 09:43 EST, 9 October 2016 | Updated: 14:42 EST, 9 October 2016

A four-year-old girl, who was abducted from her bed, has been spotted on surveillance cameras with a mysterious family friend called Wild West Hogs.

A three-state Amber Alert was issued for Rebecca Lewis when she disappeared from her home in the Lazy Dazy RV and Mobile Home Park in Lakeland, Florida, on Saturday morning.

She was last seen in bed by her 16-year-old sister when she woke up at 9am. The sister fell asleep and when she woke up again around 45 minutes later, Rebecca was gone. 

Sheriff’s deputies searched the area and found no sign of Rebecca.

But she was spotted at a gas station around 400 miles away in Forsyth, Georgia, just off Interstate 75 at around 6.30pm on Saturday with the 31-year-old man, of Seale, Alabama.

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Wild West Hogs (above) legally changed his name from Matthew Clark Pybus some time ago
Four-year-old Rebecca Lewis was abducted from her bed on Saturday morning

Four-year-old Rebecca Lewis (right) was abducted from her bed on Saturday morning and has been spotted on surveillance cameras with a family friend called Wild West Hogs (left)

Rebecca was last seen at home in Florida on Saturday morning, but was spotted at a gas station hundreds of miles away in Forsyth, Georgia, with Hogs (above) at around 6.30pm 

Rebecca was last seen at home in Florida on Saturday morning, but was spotted at a gas station hundreds of miles away in Forsyth, Georgia, with Hogs (above) at around 6.30pm 

Wild West Hogs showed up unexpectedly at Rebecca’s family home on Friday night, Fox Carolina reports.

The family had not seen him for two years.

He legally changed his name from Matthew Clark Pybus and is driving a stolen grey 2012 Nissan Versa with an Alabama handicapped plate 4JL26, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said.

The vehicle was reported stolen by Hogs’ mother.

The sheriff’s office said that they are not sure which direction Hogs is traveling in, but he was obviously driving north from Florida.

Authorities say Hogs is driving a stolen grey 2012 Nissan Versa with an Alabama handicapped plate 4JL26 (above)

Authorities say Hogs is driving a stolen grey 2012 Nissan Versa with an Alabama handicapped plate 4JL26 (above)

Rebecca appears to be in good health in the footage, authorities said, and was last seen wearing a pink dress.

Hogs was last seen wearing a light-colored t-shirt and blue jeans.

He is described as 5ft 8ins tall, with red hair and blue-green eyes. He has a scar on the left side of his head in the shape of the letter ‘L’ and a tattoo of a blue cross and a Chinese symbol.

Rebecca’s grandmother Oma Mae Lewis made a heartfelt plea for the little girl’s return.

Hogs (above, with Rebecca) legally changed his name from Matthew Clark Pybus and showed up at the Lewis family's home unexpectedly on Friday night, authorities say

Hogs (above, with Rebecca) legally changed his name from Matthew Clark Pybus and showed up at the Lewis family's home unexpectedly on Friday night, authorities say

‘If there’s anyone out there, anywhere, that can help us bring Becky back home, please bring her home to us,’ she told Fox Carolina.

‘She’s a beautiful blond-headed baby that just loves anybody and anything.’

Rebecca’s parents told authorities that they searched the trailer park area for an hour before calling police.

Deputies conducted multiple searches of their residence and conducted searches on houses in the park, but did not find Rebecca.

Sheriff’s office K-9 and bloodhound officers and a helicopter also searched the area.

The local search for Rebecca has now been discontinued, but the Amber Alert remains in place in Florida, Georgia and Alabama.

Anyone with information about Rebecca or Hogs’ whereabouts is urged to call the tips hotline on 1-877-419-0934.

 

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