Missing Smithville boy found safe in Pickett Co.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A missing boy from DeKalb County who was the subject of an endangered child alert has been found safe, the TBI said Wednesday night.

The TBI said Dean Ferrell, of Smithville, was found safe on Wednesday in Byrdstown, Tennessee. He had been last seen earlier in the day.

Authorities believed he may have been with his non-custodial mother. The TBI did not provide an update on his mom’s status.

UPDATE: Jameson Ferrell, the subject of an Endangered Child Alert issued this evening out of Smithville, has been found safe in Byrdstown.

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