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

DANVILLE, Va. (WJZ/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.

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ORIGINAL POST, June 4, 8:00 a.m: An Amber Alert has been issued for a 7-month-old girl who police say was abducted by a registered sex offender at a gas station in Virginia.

News outlets cite the alert issued by Virginia State Police, which says Emma Grace Kennedy and 51-year-old Carl Ray Kennedy could be headed to North Carolina, following the Sunday night kidnapping.

Police say Carl Kennedy is a white male with gray hair and green eyes. He is 5'8" tall and weighs 170 lbs. He was last seen in a brown, short sleeved shirt with gray shorts and black and white sketchers. He as a tattoo of an eye on the back of his right hand, a skull and a wizard on his left arm, and a skull with a bandanna over it's mouth with a pit bull tattoo with "american bulldog" written on his right arm.

Kennedy may be driving in a Gold 2007 Suzuki Forenza with North Carolina plates EKZ 5093 or FAA 1873. He could also be driving a Burgundy Toyota Camry, blue Jeep Cherokee or Dodge truck.

Emma Kennedy is a white female with blond hair and blue eyes. She is approximately 2'2" in length and weighs 18 lbs. She was last seen in a light-blue onesie.

According to the alert, Carl Kennedy was armed with a knife when he assaulted the infant's mother at a Kwik Stop and took the girl. Police have not disclosed a possible relationship between Carl Kennedy and Emma Kennedy.

Authorities say Carl Kennedy is registered as a sex offender in North Carolina, and is currently out of jail on a $250,000 bond for drug distribution.

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