AMBER Alert Issued for 3 Missing Idaho Children; Captors Last Seen in Nevada

Investigators with the Caldwell Police and Ada County Sheriff’s Office continue to look for Jason “Travis” Simon, who has an active arrest warrant for a charge of sexually abusing a child. Ada County Sheriff's Office photos

An AMBER Alert was issued June 13 in Idaho and Nevada for three missing children: 9-year-old Kaylee Dunn, 10-year-old Lewis Dunn, and 6-year-old Kadyn Simon.

The mother of all three children, Sarah Joy VanOcker-Dunn, and the father of Kadyn, Jason “Travis” Simon, fled with the three children on June 2.

VanOcker-Dunn, 36, does not have permission from the father of the older two children to leave the state with the children. 

It appears the couple became aware of an investigation and search warrant for Simon, who was wanted for questioning in a child sexual abuse case, and fled their Caldwell home with the children on June 2, according to the Ada County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities believe the children are in imminent danger—the children are victims of Simon, according to the AMBER Alert statement.

Sarah Joy VonOcker-Dunn is believed to currently have bright red hair, and has been said to always be changing her hair color. Ada County Sheriff's Office photos

 

Simon was spotted at a Burger King in Fortuna, Calif., on June 8, and VanOcker-Dunn at an ATM in nearby Eureka earlier in the day, according to the Independent Journal. 

The latest report, issued by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, says they were last spotted in Sparks, Nev., on June 12.

Simon and VanOcker-Dunn are known to have camping gear with them, and are possibly armed.

It’s believed they are traveling in a gold 2006 Pontiac Montana sports utility vehicle with the Idaho license plate number: 2CJN683.

The five are likely in a gold 2006 Pontiac Montana sports utility vehicle, with the license plate: 2CJN683. BJ Soper/Facebook

There is currently a $100,000 warrant for Sex Abuse of a child under 16 out of Canyon County for Simon, and a $150,000 warrant for felony custodial interference out of Canyon County for VanOcker-Dunn.

Anyone who has seen Simon, VanOcker-Dunn, the children, or has any information on the case, please call:
- Ada County Sheriff’s detectives at [phone]
- Caldwell Police Department at [phone] or [phone]
- Nevada Highway Patrol at [phone]
- or 911

AMBER Alert poster.