GASTONIA, N.C. — UPDATE 2:05 P.M. Police have arrested the man accused of abducting a 3-year-old from a Gastonia apartment Sunday morning.
CMPD has confirmed officers are assisting the United States Marshals Service at the intersection of Remount Road and Toomey Avenue, the scene of this car crash. US Marshals have one suspect in custody, and Destiny Boykin is being reunited with her mother. @wsoctv https://t.co/pH66YVXdXP
— Stephanie Tinoco (@STinocoWSOC9) November 11, 2018
ORIGINAL STORY:
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police have located the car police said was used Sunday morning to abduct a 3-year-old girl from a Gastonia apartment.
Channel 2 Action News' sister station WSOC-TV Channel 9 was on scene as police examined the vehicle, found on Interstate 77 and Westinghouse Boulevard in West Charlotte.
The abandoned Honda Accord matches the license plate number police released early Sunday morning, PJF2122.
BREAKING AMBER ALERT UPDATE: CMPD find abandoned car; search continues for toddler, suspect. Police now looking for brown 2015 Nissan Altima with NC license tag number DBL4139 --> https://t.co/0k6yJZkgwr pic.twitter.com/6hrYTfxsKA
— WSOCTV (@wsoctv) November 11, 2018
An Amber Alert was issued for Destiny Boykins Sunday morning after police said she was abducted from a Gastonia apartment by suspect 57-year-old Maurice Knox.
Officials said they believe they were heading to a residence on Wingate Avenue in Charlotte. Channel 9 drove by the location but did not see a scene.
Boykins was last seen wearing a lavender top with dots and pink around the neck and purple pajama pants with animal pictures and pink socks.
She is described as being 3 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 30 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
Knox is described as being around 6-feet tall, weighing 200 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing black rim glasses, a red long sleeve shirt, red pants, and red shoes.
Channel 9 spoke with neighbors who said they have seen a man who fits the description around the area before.
"He wears red all the time. Red shoes. I don't know if it's his favorite hockey team, but I've seen him quite a bit," neighbor Barbara Clisby said.
Police said they are now looking for a brown 2015 Nissan Altima with North Carolina tag number DBL4139.
This article was written by our sister station in Charlotte, Channel 9 WSOC-TV.
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