The mother of a missing New Hampshire 5-year-old and a man were arrested Monday and accused of covering up that he disappeared six months ago.

Formella's office announced last week that the 5-year-old Elijah Lewis had been reported missing on Oct.

While "Elijah was never reported missing to authorities prior to this time," he "was last seen by independent individuals approximately six months ago," a statement said.

Dauphinais and Stapf are accused of asking "other people to lie about Elijah and where he was living knowing that child protection service workers were searching for Elijah," and violating "a duty of care, protection or support for Elijah," prosecutors said.

The Merrimack Police Department, New Hampshire State Police and New Hampshire Department of Justice are still asking for anyone with knowledge of Elijah's whereabouts to contact them.