Amber Alert Teen Located in El Paso


by: Major Keith Riddick

 Morgan Amanda Leppert and Toby Lee Lowry were located at approximately 4:30pm (EST) 5/3/2008 in El Paso Texas, by the El Paso Police Department. A third person, reportedly a hitchhiker was with them. All three have been taken to the El Paso Police Department. A member of the 7th Judicial Circuit Homicide Investigative Unit (HIU), Investigator Chris Middleton, who was already in Texas working on the case, is in route to El Paso at this time. Investigator Middleton will be joined by Putnam County Sheriff's Detective John Merchant and HIU Investigator Rob Hardwick as soon as is possible.

Autopsy results:
 The post mortem examination of Mr. Stewart has been completed by the 23rd District Medical Examiner’s Office. At this time the actual cause of death is too important of a detail to the investigation to release at this time, other than to state that Mr. Stewart died as a result of a violent encounter.

Putnam County Sheriff's Office
130 Orie Griffin Blvd
Palatka, FL 32177
(386) 329-0800