Police arrest two in Nevaeh Buchanan case

In Monroe, Michigan, 40 miles south of Detroit, more than 100 investigators have been searching for Neveah Buchanan since Sunday night.  While they have undercovered some distrubing evidence, at a press conference on Thursday morning, the FBI and Monroe County Sheriff's office urged the public to keep an open mind.

"It is always easy to rush to judgment," Edward Hanko of the FBI's Detroit office said.  He was referring to the countless reports of bloody evidence that was found in a motel room being used by George Kennedy, a convicted sex offender, and Jennifer Buchanan's boyfriend.  Jennifer is Neveah's mother.  Kennedy is considered a person of interest in the case and is being held on parole violations.   

Police have also named a second person of interest in the case.  Roy Smith, 48, is also a convicted sex offender currently being held on probation violations.  Smith is considered an acquaintence of Jennifer's and the owner of a van driven by Kennedy.        

Monroe County Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield cautioned the public that police have no reason to believe that Neveah is dead and warned against becoming "myopic" or too focused on George Kennedy.  Hanko then added "Kidnapping is a complex case.  Sometimes it takes months to solve and sometimes years to solve."   

Sunday Night Fun Leaves Girl Missing

Nevaeh Buchanan had been riding her scooter with friends in the Charlotte Arms Apartment Complex on the evening of May 24, 2009.

When her mother, Jennifer, emerged from her apartment to check on her, the only evidence of Nevaeh's existence was her scooter, abandoned in the parking lot.

Little Nevaeh was nowhere to be found.

Over the following days, hundreds of folks throughout the Monroe, Michigan community, as well as law enforcement authorities from surrounding areas, scoured the complex door by door, in hopes of finding Nevaeh alive.  Over 180 apartments were searched, all to no avail.

Multiple people connected to Nevaeh's family have been taken in for questioning.  Kennedy and Smith, both convicted sex offenders, are the only two who remain in custody on unrelated charges. 

Police sources told FOX Detroit affiliate WJBK that on Tuesday, May 26, investigators discovered a bloody knife in Kennedy's fishing tackle box. The sources said they have confirmed that the blood is indeed that of a human, and it is currently undergoing testing at the Michigan State Police Crime Lab.

Additionally, reports state that when cops executed a search warrant on Kennedy's $20/night motel room, they found blood throughout the room, as well as on the bathroom sink and on a pair of shorts

Despite the grim revelations, cops say this isn't a open and shut case and they are continuing to examine all leads.  Meanwhile, Nevaeh's family and members of the Monroe community are holding onto every last bit of hope that Nevaeh is safe from harm.

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