ASHEBORO, N.C. — Editor's note: The above video is from a previous story about the qualifications for an Amber Alert.
The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons canceled the Amber Alert for an Asheboro 9-year-old.
They issued an Amber Alert for Hooper just before 10 a.m. Monday,
Asheboro police said they responded to Powhatan Avenue in reference to a kidnapping Monday morning.
When they arrived, it was reported that Darrell Milton Boyd Jr., 60, went inside the house and left with 9-year-old Kinsley Paige Hooper. Officers were told that Boyd was driving a Tan 2003 Buick Rendezvous.
A warrant for arrest was obtained on Boyd for Child Abduction and officers worked to have an Amber Alert issued.
Officers got information that Boyd was going in the direction of Walnut Cove and contacted Stokes County Sheriff's Office for assistance.
Hooper was found unharmed and was released to the care of a parent guardian. Boyd was placed under arrest without incident and taken to the Forsyth County Detention Center.
The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office served Boyd with the Warrant for arrest for child abduction and was given a $500,000 bond.
After Hooper was found, the Amber Alert was cancelled.
If you have any information regarding this case, call the Asheboro Police Department immediately at (336) 318-6927, or call 911 or* HP.
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