PEMBROKE, N.C. — An AMBER Alert has been de-activated for an eastern North Carolina teen who authorities said was bound for Alabama with a 37-year-old woman.
On Saturday, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) shared details about the 15-year-old who went missing from the town of Pembroke. Information was requested to be sent to the Robeson County Sheriff's Office.
The teen and woman were believed to be traveling in a white Ford Explorer. Eventually, the sheriff's office said the teen was found safe in Newnan, Georgia, about 40 miles southwest of Atlanta.
Deputies said the woman was taken into custody in Opelika, Alabama. She will remain there until her extradition hearing has concluded.
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