HAPPY VALLEY, CALIF. – The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit has identified Matthew Ryan Graham as a person of interest in the missing infant case. Graham’s statements to Sheriff’s Investigators in regard to his six-month-old daughter, Ember Skye Graham’s, disappearance have been inconsistent.
Six-month-old Ember Skye Graham’s father, Matthew Ryan Graham, is a person of interest regarding her disappearance.
This information has led authorities to shift their search efforts today, from the area around Graham’s residence on Noosha Ln., to the Clear Creek Rd. area (from Cloverdale Rd. east to Hwy 273).
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office has increased the number of outside agencies to assist in the search for the missing infant, including the Shasta County Search and Rescue, Cal OES, Redding Police, Anderson Police, CHP, Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, Tehama County Sheriff’s Office, Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Butte County Sheriff’s Office, Napa County Sheriff’s Office, Trinity County Sheriff’s Office, and Glenn County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement has released photos of Matthew Ryan Graham’s truck, shown here, in hope that someone remembered seeing the Graham’s truck on Wed., July 1.
Sheriff’s Investigators are releasing a photograph of Matthew Graham’s pickup truck and asking the public if anyone has seen the vehicle parked or driving in the Clear Creek Road area on Wednesday evening, July 1.
The vehicle is described as a 1990 dark blue, full-size extra cab, Chevrolet fleet side pickup with flat black paint on the side panels, black rims, no license plates, and a cow bell hanging underneath the front bumper.
Shasta County Secret Witness has sent out a new reward posting up to $10,000 offered to anyone who could provide information on Ember Graham’s whereabouts or information about what lead to her disappearance.
Matthew Graham was brought into the Shasta County Jail by Sheriff’s Investigators yesterday evening at approximately 8:30 P.M. for a no-bail felony probation violation after he failed to disclose medication he took, pursuant to his probation terms. His probation stems from a DUI and Forgery conviction. Graham has not been charged with any crimes related to the disappearance of his six-month-old daughter, Ember.
On Thursday, July 2, at 05:26 A.M., SHASCOM dispatch received a 911 call from Matthew Graham, 24, who reported that his six-month-old daughter, Ember Graham, was missing from their residence on Noosha Ln. in Anderson (Happy Valley).
Graham informed authorities he last saw his daughter at about 10:30 P.M. the night before and when he woke up after 5:00 A.M., his daughter was missing from her crib.
Six-month-old Ember Graham is considered to be missing and at risk due to a seizure disorder. According to family members, the child needs medications for her condition.
Anyone with information leading to the whereabouts of Ember Graham, please contact Shasta County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit at (530) 245-6135 or Sheriff’s Records at (530) 245-6025. Information can also be sent to the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit email address: mcu@co.shasta.ca.us
From press release.
