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SCOTT COUNTY, TENNESSEE (BNO NEWS) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) on late Friday issued an Amber Alert after a father violently kidnapped his two young children.

Authorities say the suspect is 35-year-old Brandon West, who forced the children’s mother off the road on Friday - causing her vehicle to strike a tree. Brandon then forcibly removed the children from the vehicle and fled the scene in a car.

The victims were identified as 1-year-old Reason Blake West, a boy, and 2-year-old Zoe Lee West, a girl. The Scott County Sheriff’s Department said Brandon does not have custody of the children.

Zoe is described as a white girl and has brown hair and green eyes. She is 3′5” tall and weighs 32lbs. At the time of the kidnapping she was wearing a black and white polka dot dress with hot pink ties on the shoulders, black patent leather shoes with bows and green ball earring.

Reason is described as a white male with brown hair and green eyes. He is 29” long and weighs 26lbs. He was last seen wearing a one piece shorts outfit with blue and white stripes and a small dog on the front. His hair is cut in a burr cut.

West, the suspect, is described as a white male with brown hair and green eyes. He is 5′6” tall and weighs 165lbs.

Police said West is also wanted for previous aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping and two counts of reckless endangerment. Charges in Friday’s kidnapping are still pending.

Brandon and the children were last seen driving in a gray 2004 Chevy Impala with Tennessee license plate 234QJG.

If you see Brandon, Zoe, or Reason, or if you have any other information about the case, please call 423-663-2245 or 1-800-TBI-FIND. If you believe you may have important information, call 9-1-1 immediately.