The following is from the Carson City Sheriff’s Office:
On May 31, 2026, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Carson City Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2000 block of Lone Mountain Drive for a child custody dispute report. On arrival, patrol Deputies met with Crystal Rose, who advised that she had allowed Christopher Meithof to stay with her overnight, so he could visit their 5-year-old child. Ms. Rose advised that when she woke up Sunday morning, she discovered Christopher and the child were not at home. After several hours of attempting to contact and locate Mr. Meithof and the child, Ms. Rose contacted the Carson City Sheriff’s Office.
Carson City Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies checked local traffic and Flock cameras and located Christopher’s Red Jeep Grand Cherokee driving southbound on Hwy 395, passing old Clear Creek Rd at 4:36 AM. Patrol Deputies attempted to contact Christopher, but his phone went directly to voicemail.
At approximately 2:15 p.m., June 1, 2026, using information gained through the multi-jurisdictional investigation, the U.S. Marshal’s Pacific Southwest Fugitive Task Force, the Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles Division, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Bureau conducted a traffic stop in Palmdale, California, on a vehicle and recovered the missing Carson City child. The child is safe and unharmed. The suspect, Christopher Meithof, was not with the child at the time of the recovery but was located and arrested at a residence near the traffic stop. Meithof was arrested without incident and is in custody at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Palmdale station, pending extradition to Nevada. The child is in the care of Palmdale Child Protective Services, which will help facilitate the child’s return to her mother.
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the following agencies for their assistance with the investigation and safe recovery of the child:
- United States Marshal’s Pacific Southwest Fugitive Task Force
- Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles Division
- Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Bureau
- Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force
Sheriff Ken Furlong and U.S. Marshal Gary Schofield will be holding a press conference at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office Ormsby room on June 2, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. to provide additional details of the investigation.
If you have any information pertaining to this investigation, please contact Detective Bruce Pendragon at (775) 283-7856.
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UPDATE: An Amber Alert has been issued for a 5-year-old Carson City girl, Amaya Meithof, who was last seen in the area of 2021 Lone Mountain No. 15. She was taken by suspect Christopher Meithof, 41.
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office requested the activation of the Emergency Alert System for the confirmed abduction of the Amaya Meithof.
The suspect is driving a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee license plate: 576 QNU Oregon plate. The child was last seen Sunday morning, confirmed Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. The Amber Alert went out early Monday morning. Suspect Christopher Meithof is 41 years old, white, 6 foot tall and 170 pounds.
The last known direction of travel and possible destination is southbound, Quartz Hill, Calif. The child, Amaya, is known to have common allergies.
If you have information, call 911 or contact the Carson City Sheriff’s Office 775-722-7080 or 775-887-2677.
