SLIDELL, La. (WJTV) – Police in Slidell, Louisiana, said they’re searching for a man who is wanted for kidnapping in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Slidell police said they search for Eric Rawlings in the area near Little Oak Middle School and Boyet Jr. High around 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26.

According to investigators, Rawlings was last seen just after 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday leaving the Red Roof Inn and running towards the TA truck-stop in Slidell.

This comes after the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued an Endangered/Missing Child Alert for two Vicksburg children. Authorities were searching for 3-year-old Tamerikaya Rawlings and 5-year-old Benyaaqob Rawlings.

According to Slidell police, the children were found at the Red Roof Inn. They said Rawlings’ accomplice, Ronneisha Evans, was arrested without incident.

Investigators believe Rawlings is in the I-10/Gause Boulevard corridor.