Father and grandmother arrested in El Dorado, accused of taking girl at gunpoint: officials

A 3-year-old girl who was taken from her mother at gunpoint Friday in Fort Riley has been found safe and the suspects, the girl’s father and grandmother, have been arrested in El Dorado, according to an official and public records.

Jordan Thompson, 24, and Melanie Allison, 41, were arrested at a Jump Start at Sixth and Main in El Dorado, about 95 miles south from where she was taken. The incident started around 2 p.m. when the girl was taken from her mother in Fort Riley, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said.

“The child is believed to be in imminent danger,” the KBI said in an Amber Alert sent out just after 5 p.m.

The Amber Alert included the description of a bright orange 2015 BMW X1. Deputies with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office spotted the vehicle at the gas station, according to Butler County Emergency Communications. The KBI said it was told at 5:40 p.m. that the girl was safe and the suspects in custody.

A KBI spokesperson said Thompson is the girl’s father. Online records show that Allison is his mother.

This story was originally published November 24, 2023 at 7:21 PM.