Update 1/22/19 – Police serve a search warrant on a Garrard home in connection to Savannah’s disappearance. A small white vehicle was taken for processing. No arrests were made.
Kentucky State Police, Lexington Police and Richmond Police are searching for 22 year old Savannah Spurlock of Richmond KY. Savannah is the Mother of four young children including newborn twins. She went to a Lexington bar with a friend on Thursday evening and never returned to the home she shared with her Mother. That friend stated that she left the bar and Savannah decided to remain.
The Mother of four was last seen leaving a Lexington KY bar with three men at 2:34am on Friday, January 4th, 2019. Two of the men were seen on video surveillance leaving The Other Bar on 319 South Limestone with Savannah. The third man was not seen on video but was believed to be with the group. It’s believed that the men were parked in a nearby hospital parking garage. A black Chevy S-10 pickup truck was listed as a vehicle of interest in relation to the third man.
An off duty officer, Evan Preston, was working a secondary security job when he spotted the Chevy S-10 on Tuesday evening on Kentucky Highway 52 in Paint Lick. Preston made a probable cause vehicle stop due to the S-10 having a headlight out.
“As soon as I got back up there the second time, he immediately mentioned to me that this was the truck that they were looking for in Lexington, and that he was the person they were questioning. That he was actually on the way to Richmond to make a voluntary statement,” stated Officer Preston.
The potential suspect gave information to police that led to the identification of the other two men. All three men were questioned by Garrard County Police and released with no charges yet filed. The men stated that Savannah left on foot from an undisclosed location in Garrard County prompting a search of the area.
The 22 yr old had contacted her Mother, Ellen Spurlock, by FaceTime between 2:45am – 3:00am to say she would be home in a few hours. According to Spurlock, Savannah was in a moving vehicle with the African-American male driving and a male and female in the backseat that could be seen ‘hollering’ at her during the FaceTime chat.
Savannah’s phone last pinged in the area of the bar and went straight to voicemail after the FaceTime with her Mother.
Shaq Smith, Savannah’s ex-boyfriend and the Father of three of her children has had no contact with Savannah in the time she’s been missing.
Savannah’s Mother stated that Savannah had been struggling through some recent ‘issues’ and had missed her court date on January 8th. The court date was in relation to a DUI received on December 21st. Spurlock doesn’t believe her daughter left on her own free will and believes she’s either being held by someone or is incapacitated and unable to return home.
“She assured me that she would be home by the morning. She promised. She did not come home,” Spurlock said.
Savannah is described as 5′ tall, weighing 140 lbs, brown eyes, shoulder length brown-blonde hair, she has several tattoos including one on the right side of her torso that reads, “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me,” and another on her back that reads, “I’m her daughter.” She was last seen wearing a black top and maroon skirt. She was driving a black Buick sedan. The vehicle was located at a friend’s apartment complex and not expected to have been used in relation to her disappearance.
If you have information, that could help find Spurlock call Richmond Police at 859-624-4776 or email information to detective@richmond.ky.us
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