Missing Child

On December 23, 2018 at approximately 7:45pm the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office was requested to respond to a residence in the Township of Merrimac for a report of a missing child.

It was reported that 9 year old Mason Byrdic has been placed by the State of Virginia Courts with his grandparents who reside in Sauk County.  On December 23, 2018 at approximately 11:00am the grandparents agreed to allow the child’s biological mother, Julia Anne Byrdic, age 29 of Pompano Beach, Florida, to take the child for a short visit.  Byrdic failed to return the child as agreed upon and it is believed that Byrdic fled out of State with the child.  It is believed that Byrdic was operating a blue sedan rental vehicle at the time and has since turned off her cell phone.  There is no further description of the vehicle.

The Sauk County District Attorney’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for Byrdic for Interference with Custody-Beyond Visitation which is a Class F Felony.  The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is assisting with this investigation.

Sheriff Chip Meister