Shantelle Tylameka Hines and Keonte Lavale Hines Found in Georgia Following Amber Alert
An Amber Alert was issued Wednesday for 10-year-old Shantelle Tylameka Hines and her older sister Keonte Lavale Hines. 
The two girls left their grandmother’s home Wednesday morning after the 55-year-old woman was beaten, police said.
Authorities were looking for Shantelle Tylameka Hines and her older sister Keonte Lavale Hines, who police said was a suspect in the beating.
Wright said the girls left Hardy’s home in a burgundy 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix with an American flag on the trunk. The license plate is 890MPG.
Shantelle Tylameka Hines and her older sister Keonte Lavale Hines were found in good condition at a Georgia motel.
Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright said a person in Monroe County, Ga., heard the alert and noticed the car the older girl was said to be driving at a hotel and called police.
Wright said both girls were unharmed.
Authorities in Forsythe, Ga., apprehended Keonte Hines.
Wright said she faces warrants for assault, battery and grand larceny.
Wright said Keonte Hines will have a hearing Thursday morning. Further charges such as kidnapping could still be filed, Wright said.
Authorities find missing 10-year-old S.C. girl in Georgia
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – A missing 10-year-old Spartanburg girl was discovered unharmed in Georgia with her 16-year-old sister, who faces charges in the beating of the girls’ grandmother.
Authorities had issued an Amber Alert earlier Wednesday for Shantelle Tylameka Hines, who was driven out of the state by her older sister Keonte Lavale Hines.
Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright says the two were found at a hotel in Monroe County, Ga. Authorities got a call from someone there who noticed the car in the alert. Forsyth, Ga., police then recovered Shantelle and Keonte. Wright said the two girls were in good condition.
There was much praise for The Amber Alert system as authorities were provided many tips and calls.
Wright says the Amber Alert system worked to perfection. He said his office received about 30 calls with information, including the one from Georgia that led to the girls’ discovery.
“I don’t believe we would’ve found this young lady without the Amber Alert,” Wright said. “There’s no doubt in my mind about that.”
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