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Amber Alert Cancelled | Sex Offender Father Arrested, Virginia Baby Safe

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A kidnapped Virginia infant has been found safe and her sex offender father has been arrested in North Carolina, per police.

Danville Police, FBI, Randolph County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Secret Service arrested Carl Kennedy in Randleman, N.C.

He is in custody in North Carolina.

Seven-month-old Emma Grace Kennedy appears to be in good health and is being evaluated at a local hospital.

The mother of the child has been notified.

ORIGINAL POST, 9:52 a.m.: Authorities in North Carolina and Virginia are following up on tips as they search for a 7-month-old girl they say was abducted at knifepoint from the baby's mother.

Police in Danville, Virginia, said Emma Grace Kennedy was taken by her father, 51-year-old Carl Ray Kennedy at a convenience store near the North Carolina state line.

RELATED: Amber Alert: 7-Month-Old Abducted By Registered Sex Offender

Virginia State Police issued an Amber Alert saying the infant faces "extreme danger."

An update Monday night said Kennedy may have been spotted in Seven Springs, southeast of Raleigh, and could be headed to Oak Island on the North Carolina coast.

Authorities said Carl Kennedy is registered as a sex offender in Asheboro, North Carolina.

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