Louisiana State Police has Issued an Endangered-Missing Child Advisory – FOUND

Published May 12, 2021
Updated May 13, 2021
 
UPDATE: Ashton Michael Willis has been located and is safe.
 
Original advisory:
 
The Louisiana State Police has issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Advisory on behalf of the Basile Police Department for a 3-year-old child last seen on Sunday, May 9, 2021, on Second Street in Basile, LA. The child was last seen with his non-custodial mother, Ashley Nicole Bang (also known as Ashley Willis), and is believed to be in imminent danger.
 
Ashton Michael Willis is a 3-year-old bi-racial male with dark brown hair and brown eyes. He is approximately 3’ tall and weighs about 40 pounds. He was wearing a T-shirt and diaper when he was last seen.
Ashley Nicole Bang is wanted for questioning in the child’s disappearance. Ashley Bang is a 32-year-old white female with brown hair and brown eyes. She is approximately 5’2” tall and weighs about 115 pounds. She is possibly driving a 1998 White Chevrolet Cavalier bearing Louisiana license plate 448EBW.
 
Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of either of these subjects should immediately contact the Basile Police Department at 337-432-6625 or call 911. All inquiries concerning this matter should be directed to the Basile Police Department.
 

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