UPDATES: Georgia Amber Alert suspect in custody: Authorities say 1-year-old missing boy found safe

Authorities in Georgia issued a Levi’s Call, the state’s Amber Alert, after the abduction of a 1-year-old boy.

Update 7 a.m.: The child has been found safe and the suspect is in custody.

Initial report:

DOUGLAS, Ga. (WTOC) – An Amber Alert was issued Monday morning out of Douglas, Georgia for a missing 1-year-old.

Lucas Elliot Horne
Lucas Elliot Horne(Coffee County Sheriff’s Office)

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) activated the alert at the request of the Coffee County Sheriffs Office.

They say 1-year-old Lucas Elliot Horne, a biracial male, was abducted on Monday morning at 1:30 a.m.

Joseph Michael Horne
Joseph Michael Horne(Coffee County Sheriff’s Office)

They say he was taken by 34-year-old Joseph Michael Horne and was last seen in the 200 block of Huckleberry Road in Douglas.

Officials say they don’t know the area of travel, but Horne could be traveling towards Ludowici.

They are believed to be traveling in a gray 2014 Chevrolet Silverado with Georgia tag XNG136.

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