UPDATE: Woman Arrested in Connection to Case of Missing Child
Portland Police Bureau
A five-year-old boy who was missing for hours is safe and one person has been arrested and charged with Kidnapping in the Second Degree.
On Thursday, May 2, at approximately, 8:00 p.m., East Precinct officers responded to reports of a missing child in the area of Southeast 151st Avenue and Southeast Stark Street. Officers launched an immediate investigation and determined that five-year-old Tra’Veon Lewis left his property at 2:30 p.m. with an unknown woman. Officers, with the help of PPB detectives, and state and federal partners, spent all night canvassing Southeast Portland looking for the boy. Through the investigation, authorities developed the following timeline:
2:30 p.m. Tra’Veon leaves his property with unknown woman
5:30 p.m. Tra’Veon and woman spotted at gas station near Southeast 148th Avenue and Southeast Stark Street
7:25 p.m. Tra’Veon and woman board a Trimet bus near Southeast 162nd Avenue and Southeast Stark Street and ride to Southeast 174th Avenue and Southeast Powell Boulevard.
7:53 p.m. Tra’Veon and woman board a Trimet bus near Southeast 174th Avenue and Southeast Powell Boulevard and ride to Southeast 162nd Avenue and Southeast Division Street.
8:19 p.m. Tra’Veon and woman spotted walking in the area of Southeast 122nd Avenue and Southeast Division Street.
On Thursday, May 2, at approximately, 8:00 p.m., East Precinct officers responded to reports of a missing child in the area of Southeast 151st Avenue and Southeast Stark Street. Officers launched an immediate investigation and determined that five-year-old Tra’Veon Lewis left his property at 2:30 p.m. with an unknown woman. Officers, with the help of PPB detectives, and state and federal partners, spent all night canvassing Southeast Portland looking for the boy. Through the investigation, authorities developed the following timeline:
2:30 p.m. Tra’Veon leaves his property with unknown woman
5:30 p.m. Tra’Veon and woman spotted at gas station near Southeast 148th Avenue and Southeast Stark Street
7:25 p.m. Tra’Veon and woman board a Trimet bus near Southeast 162nd Avenue and Southeast Stark Street and ride to Southeast 174th Avenue and Southeast Powell Boulevard.
7:53 p.m. Tra’Veon and woman board a Trimet bus near Southeast 174th Avenue and Southeast Powell Boulevard and ride to Southeast 162nd Avenue and Southeast Division Street.
8:19 p.m. Tra’Veon and woman spotted walking in the area of Southeast 122nd Avenue and Southeast Division Street.
On Friday, May 3, 2024, shortly before 7:00 a.m., after seeing the media coverage of the missing child, an alert community member called 911 after spotting Tra’Veon and the woman in the area of Southeast 151st Avenue and Southeast Mill Street. Officers responded and took Tra’Veon into protective custody. The woman was detained for questioning.
Other than the woman frequenting the area and occasionally seeing Tra’Veon outside his home, detectives have found no connection between the two. The woman, identified as 31 year old LeeAnne N. Osborne, was arrested and lodged at the Multnomah County Detention Center on the following charge: Kidnapping in the Second Degree.
PPB would like to thank its partners including the Oregon State Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Trimet for assistance with this case.
This is an open, active investigation and additional details will be released when appropriate. Meantime, anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Brian Sims at brian.sims@police.portlandoregon.gov (503) 823-2079 and reference case number 24-108685.
Other than the woman frequenting the area and occasionally seeing Tra’Veon outside his home, detectives have found no connection between the two. The woman, identified as 31 year old LeeAnne N. Osborne, was arrested and lodged at the Multnomah County Detention Center on the following charge: Kidnapping in the Second Degree.
PPB would like to thank its partners including the Oregon State Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Trimet for assistance with this case.
This is an open, active investigation and additional details will be released when appropriate. Meantime, anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Brian Sims at brian.sims@police.portlandoregon.gov (503) 823-2079 and reference case number 24-108685.
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