Teams from Jacksonville searching rural Alabama for 5-year-old Taylor Rose Williams uncovered human remains in a wooded area Tuesday morning.
By late afternoon, Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said they are awaiting confirmation of the remains, but they may be of the missing girl, according to WJCT News partner News4Jax.
Taylor's mother, Brianna Williams, who reported the girl missing from her Jacksonville home six days ago, was charged Tuesday with giving false information to police and child neglect. She was absentee booked after an apparent overdose at NAS Jacksonville, where she works as a petty officer first class, the sheriff said. She is reported to be in serious condition.
The remains were found on County Road 55 off Highway 28 in Marengo County, according to the Demopolis Police Department. As of Tuesday afternoon, law enforcement officials were securing the scene and processing the evidence. Blue tarps could be seen in the distance beyond the crime-scene tape.
An Alabama State Bureau of Investigations crime scene van arrived about 1 p.m. to assist the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and additional JSO personnel and other investigators from several agencies arrived throughout the day.
Taylor's great aunt in nearby Linden, Alabama -- where Brianna Williams grew up -- told WUVA-TV, "I'm feeling a lot of hurt."
"It's unbelievable that this is going on but, as a family, we try to work through it just try to get closer together," Boyd Jackson said.
An expanded version of this story is at News4Jax.com.
