An AMBER Alert issued for a missing 1-year-old boy in Kansas City has been canceled after authorities said the child was found safe and a suspect is now in custody. The boy, identified as Amari Markworth, had been the subject of an AMBER Alert tied to a reported assault on his mother.
Alert Canceled After Child Found Safe
The Missouri State Highway Patrol canceled the Amber Alert on Saturday, according to kshb.com. Authorities said simply that the child has been found safe, and the suspect is in custody, bringing a fast resolution to a case that had rattled the Kansas City area. The suspect was identified as 28-year-old Dezujuan Dobbs, per the same report.
According to the station's report, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said Dobbs assaulted the mother of the child, forced her out of the Honda and took off with the boy still inside the vehicle. That account describes the vehicle involved as a white Honda Civic hatchback with expired Missouri temporary tags, with damage noted to its left rear side.
Conflicting Accounts of the Timeline
Exactly when the abduction took place remains unclear, with differing reports pointing to two different times. The kshb.com account states the abduction occurred around 6:10 p.m. Friday in the area of East 80th Terrace and James A. Reed Road, while a separate account from tonyskansascity.com states the incident happened near 80th Terrace and James A Reed Road in Kansas City, Missouri, just after 7:30 p.m. Both accounts place the location in the same part of Kansas City, even as the exact timing diverges.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol also shared news of the cancellation on Facebook, posting a brief announcement reading, 🚨 AMBER Alert 🚨 CANCELLED, through its official Facebook page. The post offered no further detail beyond confirming the alert had ended.
View the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Facebook announcement
What Remains Unknown
Authorities have not disclosed where or how the child was located, nor have they provided details on his medical condition beyond confirming he was found safe. No information about charges against Dobbs has been released, and the case continues to draw attention across the Kansas City area as more details are expected to emerge.
