The search for amissing 2-year-old Florida boyhas since been called off after he wasfound dead inside an alligator’s mouth, according to police.St. Petersburg Police wrote in a statement on Facebook Friday that Taylen Mosley’s body was found after issuing anamber alert for the toddleron Wednesday and a search that involved state, federal and county authorities as well as a drone and dogs.According to the statement, the search led police to Lake Maggiore, where they spotted something inside an alligator’s mouth.“The alligator was killed in order to retrieve the body, confirmed as that of Taylen Mosley. The medical examiner will determine what caused his death,” the statement read.Taylen Mosley.FDLE Twitter; St. Petersburg Police DepartmentWant to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Per the statement,Police Chief Anthony Hollowayannounced that Taylen’s father, Thomas Mosley, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the death of Taylen’s mother, Pashun Jeffery, and of his son. Records show he wasbooked into the Pinellas County jail.Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press WireTaylen went missing after his mother, 20, was found dead in their apartment on Thursday afternoon after a family member asked the building manager to check on the pair, authorities said.The police chief said the crime scene was “very violent on the inside” and that there were serious concerns for the safety of Taylen. Holloway added that authorities “[knew] he [was] not with his father.““We didn’t want to find him this way, but at least we can bring some closure to that family now,” Holloway said, according to CNN.
The search for amissing 2-year-old Florida boyhas since been called off after he wasfound dead inside an alligator’s mouth, according to police.
St. Petersburg Police wrote in a statement on Facebook Friday that Taylen Mosley’s body was found after issuing anamber alert for the toddleron Wednesday and a search that involved state, federal and county authorities as well as a drone and dogs.
According to the statement, the search led police to Lake Maggiore, where they spotted something inside an alligator’s mouth.
“The alligator was killed in order to retrieve the body, confirmed as that of Taylen Mosley. The medical examiner will determine what caused his death,” the statement read.
Taylen Mosley.FDLE Twitter; St. Petersburg Police Department
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Per the statement,Police Chief Anthony Hollowayannounced that Taylen’s father, Thomas Mosley, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the death of Taylen’s mother, Pashun Jeffery, and of his son. Records show he wasbooked into the Pinellas County jail.
Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire
Taylen went missing after his mother, 20, was found dead in their apartment on Thursday afternoon after a family member asked the building manager to check on the pair, authorities said.
The police chief said the crime scene was “very violent on the inside” and that there were serious concerns for the safety of Taylen. Holloway added that authorities “[knew] he [was] not with his father.”
“We didn’t want to find him this way, but at least we can bring some closure to that family now,” Holloway said, according to CNN.
source: people.com
