Alexander Draper, Endangered Alert, May 19, 2009 SC

Deputies: SC Mom On Run With 555-Pound Boy Alexander Draper, Jerri Gray Missing

POSTED: 2:17 pm EDT May 21, 2009

UPDATED: 2:19 pm EDT May 21, 2009

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. -- Deputies are looking for a mother and son after the state was planning to take the 555-pound 14-year-old into protective custody, according to Greenville County deputies.

Alexander Draper Believed to be with his mother, Jerri Gray, in a white with burgundy stripes 1996 Chevy van. Call CrimeStoppers at 23-CRIME

Alexander Draper is considered to be at a critical stage of health risk. When officers went to take the boy from the home, they found that he and his mother, Jerri Gray, had left the home on Goodwin Bridge Road in Travelers Rest.

According to the Department of Social Services, Gray was supposed to appear in family court with the boy on Tuesday, but they did not show up. At the hearing, Alexander was ordered into the custody of the state due to medical neglect and Gray's failure to appear in court.

Investigators said that the mother and son's whereabouts are unknown to family members.

Deputies said the mother and son are possibly traveling in a 1996 Chevrolet van, model 1500, white with burgundy stripes, with the South Carolina tag number AQZ 566.

There is a warrant for Gray's arrest on a violation of custody order. Alexander is considered an endangered missing person at this time.

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