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New trial date for father of missing baby
Posted: 01.13.2012 at 8:28 AM
Roxanne Werly

Roxanne Werly is the Interactive and Broadcast Managing Editor for TV 7&4 and 29&8

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Katherine Phillips was 4 1/2 months old when she last was seen June 29, 2011, with Sean Phillips.

LUDINGTON -- The father of a missing Ludington baby has a new date for his trial on parental kidnapping charges.

Sean Phillips, 21, was scheduled for trial in Ludington on Jan. 17 for unlawful imprisonment and parental kidnapping.   The trial will now take place Feb. 22.  The court has scheduled three days for the proceedings.

Katherine Phillips was 4 1/2 months old when she last was seen June 29, 2011, with Sean Phillips. Katherine lived with her mother Ariel Courtland at an apartment in Ludington.

Extensive searches, including a lake in November, have not turned up any clues.

Law enforcement agencies are still asking for tips to help them find out where Phillips and the baby were on the afternoon of June 29. Anyone with information can call (231) 869-5858.

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