FOUND SAFE: 2 girls abducted from Burger King in Columbus found safe, police say
From top to bottom, left to right: Mikaela Harrell, Kaila Spires, Kylie Horne, Kylann Harper (Credit: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
COLUMBUS, Ga. - According to the Columbus Police Department, both girls were located around 11:30 a.m. Monday and are safe. The investigation continues and charges could be forthcoming for those involved in the abduction, according to the police department.
ORIGINAL STORY
A 4-year-old and 11-year-old were abducted from a Burger King in Columbus Sunday morning. A second suspect has been identified.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children issued an AMBER Alert, saying the girls are in "extreme danger."
Two adult female suspects have been identified in the case as 49-year-old Mikaela Harrell and Kaila Spires. According to the NCMEC, Spires is the girls' mother.
Kylann Harper, 4, is 3 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 35 pounds. She has red hair and green eyes. She was last seen wearing a long-sleeved shirt and pants.
Kylie Horne, 11, is 4 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 75 pounds. She has brown, straight shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, gray sweatpants and, white Croc shoes.
Originally, the NCMEC said authorities were searching for a 2011 blue or gray Honda CR-V with Georgia license plate #TGS7835.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigations later reported the suspects may have switched cars and could now be traveling in a 2004 Gold Lexus with Georgia license plate #SBZ8631.
Police believe they may be headed toward Ocilla, also in south Georgia.
The connection between the two suspects has not been made clear yet.
If you see the suspects and the girls or have any information on their whereabouts, please call the Columbus Police Department immediately at 706-225-4366.
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