Brittany Mae Smith Update: Kidnap Suspect Jeffrey Scott Easley Bought Tent, Then Vanished with Va. Girl

ROANOKE, Va. (CBS/WDBJ/AP) The man who disappeared with Brittany Mae Smith, his slain girlfriend's 12-year-old daughter, bought a tent and other camping supplies before vanishing, a police chief in Virginia said Wednesday.

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Roanoke County Police Chief Ray Lavinder said at a news conference that authorities have searched extensively for the blue 13-by-10 foot tent that Jeffrey Scott Easley purchased at a Salem Walmart on Friday. Surveillance video shows Easley shopping at the store with Brittany, whose 41-year-old mother Tina Smith was found dead in her home Monday.

Lavinder said police have received about 330 leads, but still have no idea where Easley and Brittany are. He said the leads suggest Easley could be seeking refuge in Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, West Virginia, Ohio or Kentucky.

Along with the tent, police are searching for a silver 2005 Dodge Neon they believe Easley is driving. Late Wednesday, Florida authorities issued an alert saying Easley may be headed there.

Lavinder said an arrest warrant for Easley, 32, has been issued for abduction. Warrants previously were issued for credit card fraud and larceny after Easley used Tina Smith's card at Walmart, police have said.

Lavinder said there has been no activity on Tina Smith's credit card since that shopping trip as Easley and Brittany seemed to "just drop off the face of the earth" with little money.

"I'm almost positive someone out there knows where Brittany and Mr. Easley are," Lavinder said. "Someone, if they are still in this region, is hiding them, I'm sure of that."

Lavinder said anyone harboring Easley likely would face prosecution.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Roanoke County Police Department at 540-562-3265 or the Virginia State Police at 800-822-4453.

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