MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said a 3-year-old black girl was reported missing on Sunday.
CMPD has since located the little girl.
Police said Marlaya Monet Patterson is approximately 3 feet 0 inches tall, weighing 40 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
Officers said 31-year-old Corey Lamont Patterson is the alleged abductor. He is a black man 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds with has brown hair and brown eyes.
Investigators said Patterson was last seen on 1632 Swan Drive in Charlotte, NC. The vehicle is a silver 2012 Ford Escape with NC license tag number BDB2527.
CMPD also conducted a homicide investigation on this same block prior to the Amber Alert.
We do not know if these two incidents are related. WFMY News 2 is working to find out more information.
If you have any information regarding this abduction, call the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department immediately at (704) 336-3237, or call 911.
