Amber Alert Issued in Oklahoma for 10 Year Old Marissa Marie Graham (UPDATE: Found SAFE)
An Amber Alert has been issued for 10 year old Marissa Graham in Oklahoma. It is being reported that Marissa Graham was abducted by a white male approximately 35-40 years of age. Marissa was abducted in Texhoma, Oklahoma at about 6:30PM on Thursday.
Description:
- white with reddish-blonde hair
- blue eyes
- about 4-feet tall
- 60 pounds
- She was last seen wearing a pink hoodie and jeans.
- Officials say the girl may be with a white man in his mid 30s to about 40-years-old. The man may be driving a white car, possibly a Chevrolet Cavalier.
The neighbor who spotted Marissa talking to the man turned away for a moment, and when he returned, the girl and the man were gone, the Texahoma Sheriff’s Department told FOX News.
UPDATE I: Missing Oklahoma Girl Found After Amber Alert Issued
Marissa Graham has been found safe in Clovis, New Mexico
Police said Marissa was found in Clovis, N.M., and that is alive and well. She is now in police custody, they said, and there are no details yet on the kidnapping suspect. (FOX)
According to reports, Marissa Graham escaped from the back seat of her abductors vehicle while he stopped at a gas station to refill. There has been a lot to celebrate lately with missingboys in Missouri found recently and with today’s news. The presense of mind for this young girl to escape so early in her abduction.
“She took the opportunity to bolt from the car and into the convenience store and identify herself as the girl everyone was looking for and give the telephone number for the Texhoma Police Department,” said State Amber Alert coordinator Gene Thaxton.
The suspect was arrested at the store by New Mexico State Police and Clovis police, Thaxton said. His name was not immediately released.
It’s been a fantastic day,” Boring said, adding that Marissa is “extremely lucky” to have had “the sense and sensibility to get in a public place with people.”