Missing Morristown woman, child home safe, police say

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (WVLT) - Police in Morristown say a missing woman and her grandson have returned home and are safe after sparking a search Monday.

Police say Barbara Ann Smith took her grandson, Jaiden Douglas Barger, for a walk from his home on Sulphur Springs Road around 5:30 p.m. Monday afternoon. The two were last seen around 7:30 p.m. at Fred Miller Park, police said, before returning home Tuesday morning. Beyond that they had returned, police had no other details.

Police in Morristown are looking for a woman and her grandson after they say the child’s... — Police in Morristown are looking for a woman and her grandson after they say the child’s mother and daughter of the missing woman reported them missing.(Morristown Police Department)

Jaiden is three years old, has sandy brown hair, hazel eyes, weighs around 30 pounds and is about three feet tall, and was last seen wearing a peach-colored shirt with a dinosaur on the front.

Smith has blond hair, hazel eyes, is five feet 3 inches tall, and weighs around 120 pounds. She was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt and blue Capri pants.

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