KANSAS CITY — A suspect wanted in connection with an Amber Alert is in custody and the missing child is safe.
Just after 7:30p.m. Friday, the Missouri State Highway Patrol has issued an Amber Alert out of Kansas City,.
Troopers were looking for 28-year-old Dezujuan Dobbs who allegedly assaulted a woman and forced her out of a car. He then drove away with her one-year-old son, Amari Markworth.
Just after 8p.m. the patrol located the suspect vehicle, described as a White Honda Civic hatchback with an expired temporay tag and the suspect described as a Black man, 5-feet-9 inches tall who weighs about 145 pounds. They also found the child who was wearing a onesie and one sock.
The Patrol released no additional details including what charges Dobbs will face. He had a previous arrest in Wyandotte County, Kansas for an allged attempted burglary, according to online jail records.