Husband Person Of Interest In Indiana Woman's Disappearance: Police

JOHNS CREEK, GA — The husband of the missing Indiana woman is now a person of interest in her disappearance, according to Johns Creek police.

The department is working with Carmel, Indiana, police to find Ciera Breland (Locklair), according to a news release. Breland, 31, is 5 feet tall and weighs 120 pounds, police said. She was last seen on Feb. 25 in Indiana wearing a black top and purple shorts, police said.

Breland and her husband, 37-year-old Xavier Breland Jr., were visiting family in Georgia last month, police said. After the visit, he reported her missing in Carmel, Indiana, on Feb. 26, police said.

“Through the combined efforts of both agencies, Mrs. Breland’s husband, 37-year-old Xavier Breland Jr., has been identified as a person of interest in this case,” Johns Creek police Lt. Debbie Kalish said Wednesday in a news release. “Mr. Breland has not been criminally charged in relation to this case, but he has been arrested on an unrelated warrant out of Coweta County.”

Xavier Breland was arrested in Hamilton County, Indiana, where he is being held until he is extradited to Georgia, according to Kalish.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Carmel Police Department at 317-571-2500 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477. In Georgia, contact Johns Creek Cpl. Eric Rozier at 678-372-8046 or email eric.rozier@johnscreekga.gov.