The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office has announced an arrest in a child abduction case after an AMBER Alert was issued this morning. On March 31, 2024, RCSO deputies and investigators responded to Creek Run Road in Maxton in reference to a two-year-old boy who had been abducted from a family member’s home.
2-year-old Tacoma K. Hunt was found hours after being abducted. 36-year-old Earl F. Locklear was apprehended following a brief foot pursuit in the area of Wild Plum Road. He is charged with Second Degree Kidnapping, Felonious Restraint, Abduction of a Child, Larceny of a Motor Vehicle, Resisting a Public Officer, and Injury to Personal Property.
RCSO says Locklear has a connection to the child and his family. He is held in the Robeson County Detention Center without bond.
Jay Skelton is an independent crime journalist with a passion for covering the uncovered and the under covered.