Crime & Safety
Update: Amber Alert Canceled for 6-Year-Old Marysville Boy
Venjamin Seth Wright was last seen at 1350 Cedar Avenue in Marysville, WA, at 12:07 p.m. He is an autistic 6-year-old that has the mental capacity of an 18-month-old, authorities say.

Update, 7:30 a.m. Thursday: An Amber Alert has been canceled for Venjamin Seth Wright of Marysville, who was located safe by authorities.
Original Story: An Amber Alert has been issued for Venjamin Seth Wright, who was last seen at 1350 Cedar Avenue in Marysville, WA, at 12:07 p.m. on Wednesday. He is an autistic 6-year-old that has the mental capacity of an 18-month-old, authorities say. Wright is described as having brown hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a yellow T-shirt, black pants and black shoes.
Child Protective Services (CPS) attempted a welfare check on the boy at the above address but they reportedly were not allowed entry into the residence by the mother, 37-year-old Shannan Christine Guest. She is described as Caucasian, 5 foot 4 inches tall and 140 pounds.
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CPS left the residence to obtain a court order to place Venjamin into State Custody. Guest reportedly made a statement to CPS that she would flee the area if things did not go her way. CPS returned to residence with court order of removal and Guest had fled the area with her boyfriend, Gary Howard Cooper, 32, He is described as Caucasion, 6 feet tall and 150 pounds. They may be in a white 2012 Ford Focus possibly enroute to Los Angeles, CA.
If you have any information about their whereabouts, please call the Marysville Police Department at 360-363-8350 immediately.
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