Five missing TN children at the center of the child-at-risk warning

ATHENS, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an at-risk child alert for five children from Athens, which is about three hours east of Nashville.

The warning was issued just before 4 a.m. Wednesday.

The TBI said the children are believed to be with their non-custodial parents.

Authorities released the following information about each child:

• Kaiden Heath, 11, 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 70 pounds, has hazel eyes and brown hair.
• Karson Pendergrass, 5, 4′5″, 50 pounds, has blue eyes and blonde hair.
• Lucas and Andrew Pendergrass, 4, 4’0″, weigh 40 pounds, both have brown hair and brown eyes.
• Malachi Pendergrass, 2, 3′0″, weighs 30 pounds, has blue eyes and blonde hair.

Investigators believe the children may be traveling with their non-custodial parents in a white 2018 GMC Acadia with Tennessee tag 521BMMM.

If you have information that can help authorities find the children, contact Athens Police at 423-745-3222 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.

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