A Nebraska Mom Vanished Over a Week Ago. Authorities Just Charged Her Ex-Boyfriend with Kidnapping

Cari Allen.Photo: Douglas County Sheriff’s Office

According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old Cari Allen was last seen Nov. 19, near her home in Omaha, Neb.

On Monday, authorities announced that 47-year-old Aldrick Scott of Topeka, Kan., is wanted in connection to her disappearance.

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It is believed Scott fled.

“She did not walk away,” Allen’s friend Robin Keller told the station. “She is not a woman who would have walked away from her son and her family. Something has happened and we need to find her.”

Aldrick Scott.Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office

According to his website, Scott retired after serving 20 years in the United States Army and Marine Corps. He also practices Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Anyone with information on the case is urged to contact the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 402-444-6000 or 911.

source: people.com