Amber Alert Issued for 5-Year-Old Abducted in Carson City

Residents across the Tahoe Basin were awakened by an Amber Alert early Monday morning after a 5-year-old girl was abducted from a home in Carson City. The child, Amaya Meithof, was taken from 2021 Lone Mountain #15 in Carson City on Monday, June 1, 2026.

Authorities have identified the suspect as Christopher Meithof, 41, who is believed to be driving a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee with Oregon license plate 576 QNU. Christopher Meithof is described as a six-foot-tall, 170-pound white man.

The last known direction of travel was southbound toward Quartz Hill, California. Amaya is reported to have common allergies.

Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or contact the Carson City Sheriff’s Office at 775-722-7080 or 775-887-2677. The Sierra Sun, which serves readers around Lake Tahoe and Truckee, continues to provide quality local journalism, including coverage of this developing story.