{"id":2180094,"date":"2024-02-19T16:34:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T21:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-person-of-interest-identified-in-case-of-missing-11-year-old-girl\/"},"modified":"2024-02-19T16:37:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T21:37:13","slug":"texas-person-of-interest-identified-in-case-of-missing-11-year-old-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-person-of-interest-identified-in-case-of-missing-11-year-old-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas: Suspect Identified in Case of Missing 11-Year-Old Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-person-of-interest-identified-in-case-of-missing-11-year-old-girl%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2180094&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Don \u200cSteven \u2064McDougal, 42, \u200cperson\u200d of \u200binterest identified in \u2063case of 11-year-old\u2062 missing \u2062Texas girl. (Photo via: Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth\u200c Volberding<br \/><\/a>1:30 \u2063PM \u2013 Monday, February 19, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Texas officials have been tirelessly searching for 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham, who mysteriously disappeared after failing to board her school bus. The discovery \u200dof\u2062 her &#8220;Hello Kitty&#8221; backpack near \u200da reservoir has \u200bbecome a crucial piece of evidence.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday morning at 7\u200c a.m., Cunningham\u2064 was \u2062last seen near\u200b her home in Polk County, Texas. Despite \u200dher absence from school and failure to board \u200cthe \u200cbus, \u200bher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-chinas-uyghur-torchbearer-vanishes-after-poor-showing-at-ski-event\/\" title=\"Report: China's Uyghur Torchbearer Vanishes After Poor Showing at Ski Event\">whereabouts remain unknown<\/a>, according to \u200da statement from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sheriffpcsotx\/posts\/pfbid02gEUtmMRW2j1soBsz55QvuWN72bUzKBhF1wpCuPb7wREP7cCNxQ5Npu7ppdPq8JMxl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An\u2063 AMBER Alert has been\u200b issued for Cunningham across Texas, and\u2064 the search\u200d effort has \u2063been described\u200b as an &#8220;all-hands-on-deck investigation&#8221; by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).<\/p>\n<p>The missing girl is described as a &#8220;White, standing [at] four \u2062feet \u200cand one inch tall, with blonde hair and blue eyes.&#8221;\u200c She was \u200clast seen wearing &#8220;black\u2063 tennis shoes, black pants, and a black\u200b hoodie with white lettering.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a\u200c recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top?q=polk%20county%20sheriff%27s%20office%20tx%2C%20sheriff%20byron%20lyons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">news release<\/a>, the Polk County \u2064Sheriff\u2019s Office announced the identification of \u200ba person of interest in the case of the\u200b missing \u200b11-year-old \u200dgirl. Don \u2062Steven McDougal, 42, has been taken into custody on an unrelated charge and\u2063 is currently being held in jail in \u2064Polk County.<\/p>\n<p>McDougal was initially detained on Friday\u2062 for aggravated\u2064 assault in a separate incident, but\u200d he has now been identified as\u200d one of\u200d the persons of \u200dinterest in the DPS&#8217;s investigation for the Southeast Texas\u200b region.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u200cinvestigators, the girl&#8217;s disappearance may \u200bbe connected to a dark blue 2003\u2063 Chevrolet Suburban. They\u200c are urging anyone who witnessed the vehicle on Thursday or Friday to report the incident to the police.<\/p>\n<p>A small backpack believed to belong to\u2063 the missing girl was found near the\u2064 Cunningham\u200b family&#8217;s residence at the Lake Livingston Dam, as stated \u2062in the agency&#8217;s press release.<\/p>\n<p>A\u2063 press conference has been scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Monday\u2063 to provide additional \u2064updates on\u200c the ongoing search for\u2063 the 11-year-old \u2064Texas girl.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A press conference providing \u2064additional \u200bupdates regarding the ongoing \u200dsearch for 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham will be held \u200bat 2:30 p.m. at the \u200dPolk County Judicial Center\u200c at 101 West Mill Street in Livingston. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8MIbH5R0fK\">https:\/\/t.co\/8MIbH5R0fK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TxDPS \u2013 Southeast Texas \u2062Region (@TxDPSSoutheast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TxDPSSoutheast\/status\/1759644820434198595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The search for Cunningham involves a collaborative \u2062effort from several law enforcement agencies, including \u2063state troopers, Polk County deputies, \u200bSan Jacinto County deputies, first responders, \u2064and \u2064the FBI.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;The \u200dfocus right\u200d now is on bringing Audrii home,&#8221; said Lt. Craig Cummings. \u200b&#8221;The family has been very cooperative. Everybody here,\u2064 the entire community here, has been nothing but cooperative and helpful. Our prayers collectively are \u200dthat\u2063 we\u2062 bring \u2062Audrii\u2064 home soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AudriiCunningham?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AudriiCunningham<\/a> \u2063family has some words\u2063 to\u2064 share <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/missing?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#missing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/help?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#help<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VPmPFefcOx\">pic.twitter.com\/VPmPFefcOx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DARK HIVE (@dark_hive) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dark_hive\/status\/1759423384872485185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>If you have any information about this case, please contact the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office at <strong>936-327-6810.<\/strong> Tips\u2064 can also be submitted \u2062anonymously through\u2062 the Polk County\u2063 Crime \u200cStoppers line at\u2063 <strong>936-327-7867<\/strong> or \u200donline at <a href=\"https:\/\/p3tips.com\/community\/index.htm\">p3tips.com<\/a> \u2062 or\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/iwatchtx.org\/index.html\">iwatchtx.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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The \u2064Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office issued a statement urging anyone with information to come forward.<\/p>\n<p>An\u2064 AMBER Alert has been issued for Cunningham across Texas, and the\u200d search effort has been described\u200d as an &#8220;all-hands-on-deck investigation&#8221; \u2062by the\u200d Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham is \u200cdescribed\u200d as a white\u2063 girl, standing at four feet and one inch\u2062 tall, with blonde\u200d hair \u2062and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing black \u200btennis shoes, black pants, and a black hoodie with white lettering.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent \u200bnews\u200c release, the Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office announced the identification of a\u2063 person of interest in the case. Don Steven McDougal, 42, has been taken into \u2063custody on an unrelated charge and\u200b is currently being held in jail in Polk County. McDougal was initially detained for aggravated assault in a separate incident but has now been identified as one\u2062 of \u200dthe persons of interest in the DPS&#8217;s \u200dinvestigation for the Southeast Texas region.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators believe that the girl&#8217;s disappearance may be \u2064connected to a dark \u2063blue\u200b 2003 Chevrolet\u200d Suburban. They are urging \u2062anyone who witnessed the vehicle on Thursday or Friday to \u2063report the \u200bincident to \u200dthe police.<\/p>\n<p>A small backpack\u200b believed to belong to the missing \u200dgirl was found near the\u200c Cunningham \u2062family&#8217;s residence \u2063at the Lake Livingston Dam, as stated\u2062 in \u200bthe agency&#8217;s press release.<\/p>\n<p>A press conference has been scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Monday to provide additional\u2063 updates on the ongoing search for the 11-year-old Texas\u2063 girl.<\/p>\n<p>The search for Cunningham \u2063involves a collaborative effort from several law enforcement agencies, including state troopers, Polk County deputies, San Jacinto County deputies, first responders, and the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The focus \u2062right now is on bringing \u2063Audrii home,&#8221; said Lt. Craig Cummings. &#8220;The\u200d family has been very cooperative. Everybody here,\u2064 the entire community here, has been nothing but\u2064 cooperative and helpful.\u200c Our prayers collectively are\u2063 that\u200b we bring Audrii home soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The family \u200dhas also shared a message urging the public to help in the search for Audrii Cunningham.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is developing, and authorities\u2062 are hoping for a\u2064 positive outcome in their search efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Steven McDougal, 42, is a person of interest in the case of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham, who went missing in Texas. Authorities have been searching for her since Thursday when she didn&#8217;t board her school bus. 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