Florida man arrested in Senoia after Flock camera spots missing child

SENOIA, Ga. – A Florida father wanted on a missing child report was arrested in Georgia after police spotted his truck packed with four children and three pets. 

Senoia police traffic stop

What we know:

Senoia Police pulled over an F-250 pickup truck on State Road 16 after a Flock camera system alerted officers that a missing child from Florida was inside the vehicle. 

Officers ordered the driver out at gunpoint and identified him as 35-year-old Kayton Lee Elmer of Pasco County, Florida, alongside his girlfriend, Aja-Linn Eddy. 

Florida child custody violation

The backstory:

Police said the missing 10-year-old boy is Elmer’s son, and while Elmer has unsupervised visitation rights, he was strictly prohibited from taking the child out of Florida. 

The boy’s mother reported him missing after Elmer drove him across state lines into Georgia. 

Unsafe truck seating conditions

What they’re saying:

Senoia Police Capt. Jason Ercole detailed the dangerous overcrowding officers discovered inside the pickup truck. 

“The 10-year-old child was located in the vehicle along with three other children who were not seat-belted,” Ercole said. “Uh, the car did not have enough seats for all the occupants, so one of the children were actually laying flat on the floorboard, two dogs and a cat.” 

Reckless conduct custody charges

What’s next:

Police said the three other children in the truck belong to Eddy. Both Elmer and Eddy were taken into custody locally and face additional legal trouble. 

“From what I understand, they were charged with reckless conduct for placing the children in the vehicle with not enough seatbelts, the one child laying on the floorboard during transport,” Ercole said. “Uh, and I believe also they were charged with interference with custody here in Georgia. I do believe they are facing other charges in Florida.” 

Missing child case details

What we don’t know:

Authorities have not released where the children and pets were taken following the arrest on State Road 16. 

It is also unclear when Elmer and Eddy will be extradited back to Florida to face additional charges.