WELLS, Texas — **EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above was originally published Sept. 22, 2020.
It's been three years.
The last time then-5-week-old Armaidre Argumon was seen was Sept. 18, 2020, with his father, DeAndre, in the 500 block of Old Forest Rd. in Wells. That same day, an AMBER Alert was issued for the child.
During a Sept. 22, 2020, press conference, the Wells Police Department revealed the DeAndre had been arrested for endangering/abandoning a child and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Prior to this arrest, officials say he had just been been released from jail on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, after being picked up on a parole violation.
Cherokee County Sheriff Brent Dickson said DeAndre was not cooperative in trying to locate Armaidre.
At the time, officials asked the public to be vigilant and to look for anything suspicious. They asked residents who had seen "fresh graves" in the woods or near cemeteries, to contact officials as soon as possible. They also asked if anyone is keeping the infant to please hand him over to authorities.
The AMBER Alert was discontinued on Oct. 2, 2020, but Armaidre still hasn't been found.
On Sept. 9, 2021, DeAndre was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the endangering/abandoning a child charge and eight years for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle The sentences will run concurrently.
In Wells, a tiny town of just 850 residents according to the latest census data, everyone knows each other. Residents say you couldn’t even pass through town without hearing about the boy. But the question that remains on everyone's minds is where is he?
“Somebody out there knows what happened," said WPD patrol officer Steve Cooper in a September 2021 interview with CBS19. "Will we ever find that out? I don't know.
Dickson said there are no new leads or information at this time. If someone sees something suspicious, they can call the sheriff's office of the Wells Police Department.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of the child, please contact the Wells Police Dept. at (936) 867-5593 or your local law enforcement agency.
Although it is a Wells Police Department case, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is continuing to assist in the investigation. People can contact the sheriff's office at (903) 683-2271.