MEDIA RELEASE

May 20, 2019 17:54

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

On May 19, 2019 at approximately 12:01 am, Officers from the Forest Hill Police
Department responded to the WoodSpring Suites, located at 4101 East California Parkway,
in reference to a Meet Complainant call for service. Upon arrival, Officers met with the
clerk at the front desk.

The clerk advised a third party called the front desk and said they thought they saw the man
Fort Worth was looking for in connection with the missing girl. They said they saw him
earlier and that he had a girl with him. The caller described the man to the clerk and she
thought he looked like a man staying in a room on the third floor. She then directed them
to Michael Webb’s room on the third floor.

Officers knocked on the door and there was no immediate answer. After numerous
attempts, they were able to make contact with Michael Webb through the door. Michael
Webb was less than cooperative, but after several minutes, the officers were permitted to
step into the room and look. Upon entry into the room, the officers made visual inspection
of the areas of the room that appeared to be large enough to conceal the missing child.
They did not locate any other occupants inside the room. With no one located and no other
information available, the officers cleared the scene.

Officers did inquire about any vehicles that Michael Webb might be driving but there were
none associated with his room according to the clerk. They checked the parking lot but did
not observe any vehicles that matched the picture of the suspect vehicle posted on Fort
Worth Police Department social media.

At approximately 2:00 am, Forest Hill Officers returned to the scene on another citizen tip.
Officers from the Fort Worth Police department made the scene approximately six minutes
later and the investigation was turned over to them. The child was located with Michael
Webb a short time later.

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Captain Jerry Cozby
Public Information Officer
Administrative Services Commander

BY AUTHORITY OF:

Dan Dennis
Chief of Police