Amber Alert: UPDATE Teen is safe and Bowles is in custody
By Dan Thesman on Monday, December 6th, 2021 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
UPDATE: The Washington State Patrol reports that Jonathan Bowles has been taken into custody and Lillian Dixon, 15, is safe. Their car was spotted by a member of the public near Spokane. A short chase ensued, but the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office made the stop.
POSTED MONDAY:
STARBUCK — The Idaho State Police has issued an Amber Alert for Lillian Dixon, 15, who was last seen Friday at Lewiston High School. She is believed to be with Jonathan Bowles, 36, a sex offender with three felony warrants out of Garfield County, Washington. Law enforcement believes they could be in Garfield, Columbia, or Walla Walla County and may be traveling on foot, in an unknown vehicle, or hiding out.
Dixon is 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 100 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a black and white California stocking cap, black and white jacket with the number 8 on the back, black shirt, blue jeans and brown and blue cowboy boots with a yellow and blue backpack.
Bowles may be armed and should be considered dangerous. Law enforcement should be contacted if they are located. Bowles is 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighing 235 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair, has a scar on his right elbow and a scar on the right forearm. His vehicle was abandoned just north of Waitsburg.
If you have information, please call the Idaho State Police at 208-209-8730 or call 911.
