KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Update: Early Thursday morning, the Missouri State Highway Patrol provided an update, stating that the girl was found safely, and that the suspect is in custody.
Original story: The Missouri State Highway Patrol has issued an Amber Alert for a girl from Ferguson, Missouri.
According to the MSHP, the suspect, Joseph A Gilliam, allegedly assaulted a female victim and took the one-year-old girl.
Jalanah Gilliam was taken from the area of 10890 w Florissant Road in Ferguson at around 9:45.
Joseph Gilliam left the area in a black Chrysler passenger car.
No license plate number was immediately available.
Ferguson is about four hours away from Kansas City, Missouri.
