{"id":6825,"date":"2026-07-09T17:31:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6825"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:31:35","slug":"arkansas-mother-6-week-old-baby-missing-as-police-search-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6825","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas mother, 6-week-old baby missing as police search continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6824\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/18a3a5b190d1cddcaf947e428b80f82a.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/18a3a5b190d1cddcaf947e428b80f82a.webp 764w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/18a3a5b190d1cddcaf947e428b80f82a-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>Ashlynn Bocksnick, 20, and her 6-week-old daughter, Lalynn Dream Williams, are the subjects of an ongoing search by Arkansas authorities. (Photo: Dardanelle Police Department)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6822\">Deported child sex offender arrested in South Texas after jumping from freight train<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><span><strong>DARDANELLE, Ark.<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>Authorities are searching for a missing 20-year-old woman and her 6-week-old baby after the woman was last seen near the Arkansas River last month.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p>The Dardanelle Police Department said officers were dispatched to a residence at approximately 2:50 a.m. on June 25 in response to a report of a possible suicidal person. Officers learned that Ashlynn Bocksnick had left the home with her infant daughter, Lalynn Dream Williams.<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><strong>Missing South Carolina 4-year-old girl believed dead; Parents arrested<\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>Police immediately issued an alert to surrounding law enforcement agencies with a description of the vehicle Bocksnick was believed to be driving.<\/p> <!-- --><p>At about 4:40 a.m., officers located the vehicle parked at the boat ramp in Veteran&#8217;s Park. The Yell County Mounted Patrol was called in to assist, and officers searched the surrounding area on foot but were unable to locate either Bocksnick or the baby.<\/p> <!-- --><p>According to investigators, surveillance video from the area shows a vehicle later identified as Bocksnick&#8217;s arriving at the boat ramp around 4 a.m. The footage shows Bocksnick walking toward the water, but authorities said it is unclear whether she was carrying the infant at the time.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6819\">Mexican national sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for leading San Antonio meth pipeline<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>Police emphasized that no foul play is currently suspected. The investigation remains active.<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><strong>Jane Doe found in Mississippi River identified more than 50 years later<\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>What you can do:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Ashlynn Bocksnick is urged to contact Yell County Dispatch at (479) 495-7911.<\/p> <!-- --><p><i><strong>If you or a loved one is feeling distressed, call or text the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Line for free and confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<\/strong><\/i><\/p> <!-- --><p><i><strong><u>CLICK HERE<\/u><\/strong><\/i><i><strong> for the warning signs and risk factors of suicide and\u00a0<\/strong><\/i><i><strong><u>CLICK HERE<\/u><\/strong><\/i><i><strong> for more on the 988 Lifeline.<\/strong><\/i><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6816\">Pasadena man wins $1 million from Texas Lottery scratch off ticket<\/a><\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arkansas authorities are searching for a 20-year-old woman and her 6-week-old daughter after the pair disappeared in June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[146,78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-missing-persons"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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