Authorities Seek Public Help in Search for Missing Girl

Local law enforcement officials are asking for the public's help in locating a missing child who was last seen with her father in Lakehurst.

The 2-year-old Lakehurst girl, referred to as "T.M.G." by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, was expected back in her mother's custody by 7 p.m. Monday after a court-approved visitation with her father, 27-year-old Arthur Morgan III, who is believed to live in Ocean Township, Monmouth County, said Executive Assistant Prosecutor Michel A. Paulhus in a statement. 

When the visitation period concluded, the girl was not returned to her mother, who was not identified by authorities. 

The child weighs about 26 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes, according to Paulhus. 

Authorities said that the girl has not been seen since Monday when she was picked up by her father.

Morgan has been charged with the second degree offense of endangering the welfare of a child and interference with custody, which Paulhus said becomes a second degree offense if the girl is not returned within 24 hours. A warrant for Morgan's arrest has been set at $200,000 with no 10 percent option by Judge Francis R. Hodgson.

Those with information about the girl or her whereabouts are asked to contact Detective Brian Haggerty of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-814-3460, Officer Jeffrey Emmons of the at 848-992-1420, Detective Michael Clancy of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at 800-533-7443 or Detective Michael Legg of the Ocean Township, Monmouth County, Police Department at 732-531-1800.