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Amber Alert canceled after 6-year-old Texas girl found safe

By Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
By Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

BELLS, Texas — Authorities canceled an Amber Alert late Saturday for a 6-year-old girl who vanished Thursday from Bells in northeast Texas, according to officials.

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Update 11:57 p.m. ET Dec. 12: An Amber Alert was discontinued for Kobie Shay Holiman, 6, who was allegedly abducted from Bells, Texas in Grayson County, authorities said. Holiman was found Saturday evening, but further information has not yet been released, according to KTVT and KXII.

The girl is safe with her guardians, police said.

Authorities were also looking for Kindel Kody Holiman, 29, and Jaydn Faith Muller, 27, KTVT reported. The relationship between the child and the two adults was not immediately released.

Authorities have not yet said if the two, who were wanted in connection with the child’s alleged abduction, were found with the girl.

Original report: Authorities issued an Amber Alert early Saturday for a 6-year-old girl believed to be “in grave or immediate danger” after vanishing Thursday from Bells in northeast Texas, according to officials.

Kobie Holiman was last seen around 11 p.m. Thursday in the 200 block of Frio Street in Bells, according to an Amber Alert released by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Authorities believe she might have been abducted and asked for the public’s help finding Kindel Kody Holiman, 29, and Jaydn Faith Muller, 27, in connection with the case.

Kobie is described as a 3-foot-8 girl who is about 39 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Kindel Holiman is described as a 6-foot-2 man who weighs about 300 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. Muller is described as a 5-foot-5 woman who weighs about 135 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.

Officials said the trio might be traveling in a maroon 2020 Ford Explorer with temporary paper license plates. Investigators said Kindel Holiman and Mueller were last heard from in Bells.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Kobie, Kindel Holiman or Muller is asked to contact the Bells Police Department at 903-813-4411.

Amber Alert issued for missing Texas girl Kobie Holiman Police in Bells, Texas, issued an Amber Alert early on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, looking for 3-year-old Kobie Holiman (left), 39-year-old Kindel Kody Holiman (center) and 27-year-old Jaydn Faith Muller (right). (Texas Department of Public Safety)

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