"We believe that she's with him, and we're not exactly sure about the situation," Lavinder said.
Brittany is believed to be with the 32-year-old Easley, a friend of Brittany's mother, whom the woman met online.
The image was recorded Friday night between 8:00 and 8:30 p.m., according to police.
Authorities say Easley used Tina Smith's credit card to purchase items in the store. Salem police have issued warrants for Easley for credit card fraud and credit card larceny, reports CBS affiliate WDBJ.
Police say Brittany is still in grave danger and are appealing to her friends for information.
According to WDBJ, Easley moved into Tina Smith's home in October.
Tina Smith was found dead Monday in her home.
Easley has family in eastern North Carolina and Alabama. Police are checking in both areas for any recent sightings of Easley.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Roanoke County Police Department at 540-562-3265 or the Virginia State Police at 800-822-4453.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20024972-504083.html
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Here's another related story:
Brittany Mae Smith's Classmates Pray for Her Safe Return
On Facebook, Brittany Uses Last Name of Man Who May Be Holding Her
from ABC News
December 8, 2010
(Video on site)
Classmates and neighbors sang "Amazing Grace" and prayed for the safe return of 12-year-old Brittany Mae Smith who disappeared last week and police believe is with the 32-year-old man who is being sought for questioning in the murder of Brittany's mother.
"We all love her and we all miss her and we pray to God that she comes back unharmed," seventh graders Taylor Pille and Nikki Dunn said at a prayer vigil Tuesday night in Salem, Va.
Police first issued an Amber Alert for Brittany on Monday after discovering the dead body of her mother, 41-year-old Tina Smith.
Tina Smith's coworkers called the police when she didn't show up for work at a retirement home Monday.Autopsy results revealed on Tuesday that Tina Smith was murdered.
"We have an active homicide investigation," state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller told ABC News. Geller said investigators were not releasing the cause of death or the time of death.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/amber-alert-brittany-mae-smith-continues-mothers-murder/story?id=12340893
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