Suspicious Disappearance Of Clayton Mother Investigated

The search is underway for a Johnston County woman who disappeared following a traffic stop in Bladen County . Relatives say it is unlike Bobbie Christina Spittle of Clayton to leave her two children with family members and not contact anyone. The last contact with the 26-year-old woman was on March 22 when she was stopped for speeding. A few days later, her blue minivan was found abandoned at a construction site in Brunswick County . There were signs the ignition to her van had been damaged. Spittle was very close with her two children, but she hasn’t contacted them in almost two weeks. Bobbie Spittle is described as a white female, 5 foot 3, 130 pounds, with a frog tattooed on her right shoulder. Authorities think she might be in the company of Richard Chad Owens, 34, of Raeford. Clayton Police Detective Nancy Harvey is asking anyone who might have encountered Spittle since March 22 to call 919-553-6074. Spittle lives in Johnston County but frequents locations in Brunswick , Cumberland , and Hoke counties in North Carolina and Horry County , SC.