An amber alert has been issued for a 10-month-old baby in Idaho who was allegedly abducted by his ‘heavily armed and dangerous’ murder suspect father.
The endangered child, Zeke Gregory Best, is thought to have been abducted by his dad Jeremy Albert Best, 48, who was last seen on Thursday night at around 11:40 pm.
Kali Jean Randall, 38, was the mother of the 10-month-old and married to the baby’s father Jeremy Best, police told Dailymail.com.
She was found unresponsive in her home in the Idaho town, and her death is being investigated as a homicide.
Roughly 24 hours before the kidnapping – Best was allegedly had a run-in with law enforcement after he was seen walking through Swan Valley General Store completely naked.
A 10-month-old baby in Idaho was allegedly abducted by a murder suspect – who is also his father (Pictured: Zeke Gregory Best, 10-months-old)
Kali Jean Randall was found unresponsive in her home in the Idaho town, and her death is being investigated as a homicide
Kali Jean Randall, 38, was the mother of the 10-month-old and married to the baby’s father Jeremy Best, police told Dailymail.com credit: Kali Randall on Facebook
The baby’s father is thought to be ‘heavily armed and dangerous’
Deputies from Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office were called out after reports of the disturbance at the general store.
Best was reportedly evaluated by EMS and taken to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for further psychological evaluation.
It’s unclear when he was released – but the kidnapping occurred just hours after the initial incident.
An officer from the Teton Count Sherriff’s office said there has been no update on the case – and that Best has not been seen since Thursday night.
Teton County Sheriff’s Office said they received an open line 911 call from a residence at 4600 Skyline Loop in Victor, Idaho, at 11.39pm on November 30 – just before Best was last seen.
In a statement police said deputies were dispatched to respond to a disturbance heard over the line by the dispatcher. When they arrived they located a non-responsive female subject who was identified as Kali Jean Randall.
Her death is currently being investigated by the Sheriff’s Office and the Idaho State Police as a homicide at the time, the statement added.
An amber alert for the couple’s child was issued at 4:30am Friday morning.
Police said Best was last seen driving a Black 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe SUV with an Idaho license plate 1T39349.
Best is described as a 5’11 male weighing 245 pounds with brown/grey hair and green eyes.
His son Zeke is described as 1’00” weighing 20 pounds.
They warned the public not to approach the ‘heavily armed’ suspect and have asked anyone with information about the suspect, vehicle or endangered child is asked to call 208-354-2323 or 911 immediately.
Jeremy Albert Best, 48, is a suspect in the murder of Kali Jean Randall, 38
Police said Best was last seen driving a Black 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe SUV with an Idaho license plate 1T39349
An amber alert for the couple’s child was issued at 4:30am Friday morning
Zeke was born at the end of January – according to Randell’s social media
Best owns a local mechanic shop in Victor, Idaho, called Jeremy’s Auto, and has been a mechanic for 20 years.
On his business website it says: ‘Meet Jeremy Best, your local mechanic and new best friend’.
Jeremy said that when not repairing cars – he’s ‘soaking up the sun on his leisure boat’ or ‘cruising the backroads with his lady, Kali, and three dogs’.