A St. Louis brother and sister have been charged with kidnapping a 5-year-old boy from Jefferson City.
Melvin Thomas, 24, is charged with parental kidnapping.
Gail Thomas, 22, is charged with assisting in a child abduction.
The Jefferson City Police Department issued an endangered person advisory early Friday morning for the child after the kidnapping took place just after 11 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of East Elm Street.
Melvin is the non-custodial biological father of the boy. He took the boy from his mother's residence and left the area, heading back to St. Louis.
A Jefferson City Police Department probable cause statement shows Melvin came into the residence of the boy's mother, picked him up and ran out the door. Gail was operating the vehicle the two fled in.
He hadn't had contact with the boy for a year-and-a-half when this incident occurred.
Authorities and family members said the boy is prone to epileptic seizures and was without his necessary medication when he was taken.
Authorities also said Melvin is a known heroin addict.
Gail's phone number was obtained and when officers called the number, a woman who identified herself as Gail answered, but then hung up when she found out it was police.
A ping of the phone number was conducted and around 3:30 a.m. Friday, the endangered person advisory was canceled after the boy was found safe in the St. Louis area.