'We believe she’s been harmed': Police searching for missing Utah girl, 5, arrest her 21-year-old uncle after he was found 'walking around with some of her clothing in his hands'
- Elizabeth Shelley was discovered missing from her home around 10am Saturday
- Logan City Police said they have arrested the girl's uncle, Alexander Whipple, 21
- The girl's parents told police that Whipple had been at their home Friday night
- Whipple had some of the girl's clothing in his possession when he was arrested
- He was jailed on a probation violation and police say he's being uncooperative in their investigation of the girl's whereabouts
- Logan police Capt Tyson Budge: 'At this point, we believe she’s been harmed'
Federal and county authorities are still searching for a five-year-old girl in Utah after she went missing over the weekend.
Elizabeth Shelley was discovered missing from her family's home about 10am on Saturday. She was last seen sleeping at around 2am.
Logan City Police said they have arrested the girl's 21-year-old uncle, Alexander Whipple.
Police started searching for Whipple after Elizabeth's parents said she might be with him.
Utah authorities are still searching for five-year-old Elizabeth Shelley (pictured) after she went missing on Saturday
Logan City Police said they arrested the girl's 21-year-old uncle, Alexander Whipple (right), who had stayed at the family's home Friday night. Whipple had some of the girl's clothing in his possession when he was arrested. He is not cooperating with authorities
Whipple was at the family's home Friday night.
He was located walking alone in the Logan area around 3pm on Saturday.
According to Cache Valley Daily, Whipple had some of the girl's clothing in his possession when he was arrested.
He was subsequently jailed on a probation violation and police say he's being uncooperative in their investigation of the girl's whereabouts.
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'We’re very concerned,' Logan police Capt Tyson Budge told the Salt Lake Tribune.
'At this point, we believe she’s been harmed,' he added.
Whipple was convicted of theft, failing to stop at the command of law enforcement and driving under the influence in January 2018.
Authorities are asking residents to check home video surveillance footage from 2am to noon on Saturday.
Police said dozens of law enforcement officers and other volunteers spent all day Saturday searching for Elizabeth.
The search resumed on Sunday with officers going door-to-door and getting permission to search homes and yards of residents in the neighborhoods surrounding the child's home.
Elizabeth's mother, Jessica (left), said Sunday's search began at 7am. The child's father, Wes Shelley (right), shared a Facebook post about Elizabeth asking for the public to 'pray' for his daughter
Police said dozens of law enforcement officers (pictured) and other volunteers spent all day Saturday searching for Elizabeth
Officers were going door-to-door and getting permission to search homes and yards of residents in the neighborhoods surrounding the child's home
Elizabeth's mother, Jessica, said Sunday's search began at 7am.
'Update the police have asked us to keep the search to the professional so the dogs can get better sent and nothing gets interrupted! You can still look at parks!!!! Or hand out flyers!!!!!' she wrote.
The child's father, Wes Shelley, shared a Facebook post about Elizabeth asking for the public to 'pray' for his daughter.
Elizabeth is described as being 3’6″ and about 40lbs. She has shoulder-length curly brown hair with bangs, and brown eyes.
