Amber Alert canceled after 2-month-old found safe; suspect still at large

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Published: Aug. 19, 2023 at 9:38 AM EDT|Updated: Aug. 19, 2023 at 1:19 PM EDT
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - An Amber Alert issued for a 2-month-old girl taken from a home in St. Louis has been canceled after the infant was found safe.

Missouri State Highway Patrol reported Ju’Lynna Seline Wallace Richardson was located on Aug. 19 along with the suspected vehicle used in her abduction.

Authorities reported the suspect, 28-year-old James Richardson Jr., remains at large.

Authorities reported the suspect in a child's abduction, 28-year-old James Richardson Jr.,...
Authorities reported the suspect in a child's abduction, 28-year-old James Richardson Jr., remains at large. The child has been found safe.(Missouri Highway State Patrol)

Richardson Jr. is described to be 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs about 200 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a white shirt and tan shorts.

Please contact 911 or the St. Louis Metro Police Department at 314-444-5504 if you have any information about his whereabouts.