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Woman Says Missing Tot Was At A Ruskin McDonald's

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By JOSH POLTILOVE | The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 6, 2008

TAMPA - At least one of the roughly 700 tips the Orange County Sheriff's Office has received about the disappearance of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony has come from Hillsborough County.

A Port Charlotte woman told deputies she saw the child about 5:45 p.m. Saturday at a McDonald's in Ruskin, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said today.

The woman, Janet Carey, told investigators Caylee was in the company of a Hispanic man and woman, Carter said. Carey told deputies she wasn't sure what clothing the man was wearing but that the Hispanic woman was wearing a blue tank top and a blue headband.

"She said she saw them enter and exit the McDonald's without buying anything and that they were acting suspicious," Carter said. The three left the McDonald's at 3110 College Ave., heading east in a Ford Explorer.

There was no video of the trio, Carter said. Hillsborough deputies forwarded the information to Orange County deputies.

"Any sighting, unless we can prove otherwise, we're taking seriously," Orange County sheriff's spokesman Carlos Padilla said.

State prosecutors filed formal charges this week against Caylee's 22-year-old mother. Casey Anthony was charged with filing a false statement and child neglect.

Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at jpoltilove@tampatrib.com or (813) 259-7691.

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