{"id":107136,"date":"2026-01-06T03:17:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T03:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/107136\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T03:17:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T03:17:16","slug":"missing-4-year-old-florida-boy-found-dead-after-massive-3-day-search-in-alabama-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/107136\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing 4-year-old Florida boy found dead after massive 3-day search in Alabama woods"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 4-year-old Florida boy who disappeared while visiting family<\/a> over New Year\u2019s has been found dead in Alabama.<\/p>\n

Johnathan Everett Boley, known to family members as “John John,” was reported missing on New Year’s Eve after he wandered away from a rural property along Highway 195 near Jasper, Alabama, while playing outside with his dog, Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith said during a news conference.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of law enforcement officers, volunteers, K-9 teams, drones and aircraft were deployed in the search, which covered several square miles of wooded land.<\/p>\n

Searchers found the child\u2019s body Jan. 2 roughly two miles from the home, officials said. The dog was located alive nearby. Authorities did not immediately release a cause of death, with an official autopsy pending.<\/p>\n

\"Johnathan<\/p>\n

The body of Johnathan Boley was found in a wooded area near his father\u2019s Alabama home on Jan. 2, 2025.<\/p>\n

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“This is not the outcome anyone hoped for,” Smith said. “Our hearts go out to this family and everyone who worked tirelessly to bring this child home.”<\/p>\n

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Authorities said that the young boy and his siblings live with their mother in Florida<\/a> and were visiting their father for the holidays under a custody arrangement.<\/p>\n

The boy was last seen wearing a yellow Mickey Mouse shirt, black pants and Paw Patrol shoes before he disappeared from the home.<\/p>\n

\"Johnathan<\/p>\n

Missing 4-year-old Johnathan Everett Boley was found dead about two miles from his father\u2019s home; his dog was found alive nearby.<\/p>\n

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During the news conference, investigators announced the arrest<\/a> of the boy\u2019s father, Jameson Kyle Boley, 40, which occurred amid the search.<\/p>\n

Officials said Boley was charged with unlawful manufacture of a destructive device after investigators discovered precursor materials at the property.<\/p>\n

\"Jameson<\/p>\n

Jameson Boley, 40, is charged with unlawful manufacturing of a destructive device and two counts of chemical endangerment of a child.<\/p>\n

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According to a criminal complaint filed in Walker County District Court, Boley is accused of possessing precursor substances with the intent to unlawfully manufacture a destructive device or bacteriological weapon on or about Dec. 31, 2025, at the Highway 195 address. The charge is a felony under Alabama law<\/a>, court records show.<\/p>\n

Police said that the father\u2019s charge is unrelated to the circumstances surrounding the child\u2019s disappearance and death.<\/p>\n

“At this time, there is no evidence indicating foul play in the child\u2019s death, and these charges should not be conflated with the search for Johnathan,” Smith said.<\/p>\n

\"Mourners<\/p>\n

Members of the Church of the Apostles and DaySpring Summer Camp in Parrish, Florida, gathered for a candlelight prayer vigil for Johnathan Boley.<\/p>\n

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In Parrish, Florida, community members gathered for a candlelight vigil for the young boy.<\/p>\n

“For so many of us, our hearts are broken over the tragic loss,” Reverend Douglas Scharf, bishop of the Diocese of Southwest Florida, told Fox 13.<\/a><\/p>\n

Authorities asked the public to allow the family privacy<\/a> as they grieve and said additional information would be released when available.<\/p>\n

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