'Known child predator,' What authorities knew about William Ice before he kidnapped Savannah Childress William Ice was from Jackson Center in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and was wanted there in connection to other child predator cases including in Ohio. Author: Adaure Achumba Updated: 7:52 PM EST February 22, 2021 DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. — A man who kidnapped a Davidson County teen was already on the run and wanted by police in Pennsylvania. Davidson County investigators said William Ice, 38, kidnapped Savannah Grace Childress, 14, from her Denton home on Feb. 11. Ice was reported driving a 2002 Dodge Sport around 8 p.m. Saturday night, Feb. 20, when Arkansas police officers recognized the vehicle parked at a McDonald’s restaurant in Lonoke.