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4-year-old Johnathan Boley was found just miles from his Jasper, Alabama home, his loyal dog still at his side. Investigators are stunned as explosives were uncovered at the family home, and his father faces arrest on separate charges.
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Authorities find body of 4-year-old Alabama boy missing since New Year’s Eve
Johnathan Everett Boley’s body was found Friday after he went missing Wednesday morning in Jasper, Alabama, authorities said.
The body of Johnathan Everett Boley, a 4-year-old boy who went missing in Alabama on New Year’s Eve, has been found, authorities announced in a press conference on Friday afternoon.
âWe have located Johnathan, and Johnathan is deceased,â Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith told reporters.

He was found about 2 miles from his home, Smith added.
The boyâs father, Jameson Kyle Boley, has been arrested on a separate explosives-related charge and has been charged with two counts of chemical endangerment of a child, according to court records.
The child had last been seen at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday near Highway 195, in a wooded and rural area of Jasper, Alabama, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Jasper is a small city located about 40 miles northwest of Birmingham.
He was last seen wearing a yellow Mickey Mouse shirt, black pants and Paw Patrol shoes.
The Walker County Sheriffâs Office received a call about the missing child at around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Smith told reporters Thursday.
Smith said it was reported to authorities that Johnathan was with his 6-year-old brother and their dog when he disappeared. Johnathanâs brother âidentified the last place that he saw John Johnâ and their dog, Smith told reporters Friday.
When Johnathanâs body was found on Friday, his dog was with him and still alive.
Explosives-related charge
Johnathanâs father has also been charged with unlawful manufacture of a destructive device or bacteriological weapon, court records show.
Smith told reporters that explosive devices were found on the childâs fatherâs property during the search and law enforcement had to âtake careâ of the devices before they could execute a thorough search warrant.
The father was arrested on an explosives-related charge, Smith said. He said the charge had ânothing to doâ with the search for Johnathan.
Smith described the father, whom he did not name, as being formerly in the military.
Itâs not clear why explosives were at the home.
âNeighbors have said theyâve been hearing explosions for weeks now. They didnât really know where it was coming from. The morning before the [missing person] report came in, one of the neighbors reported that they heard an explosion about 4 a.m. that morning, they just didnât know where it came from. Canât say that thatâs in any kind of connection to the missing child,â Smith said.
Johnathanâs parents are separated, and the childâs mother moved to Florida last year. As part of the custody agreement, the father was given five days a year for visitation, Smith said.
The mother went to Alabama on Wednesday evening and is cooperating with authorities, according to the sheriff. The father was interviewed by the FBI on Wednesday, he said.