ROGERS COUNTY, Okla. — A missing boy is safe after an Amber Alert issued Tuesday afternoon.
Officials say Kaiden Upshaw, 12, was last seen with his 31-year-old non-custodial mother Ciara Randall and her husband Richard Randall.
Rogers County Emergency Management confirmed the boy had been found safe around 2:30 p.m.
Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton said his office continues to investigate what charges might be necessary for those involved in Monday’s abduction, though the child was found unharmed.
“His emotions were intact and everything, (he's a) tough little young man that’s obviously been through some things that a child shouldn’t have to endure,” Walton said.
Walton said although investigators had a general idea where the two were, by Tuesday afternoon the circumstances fit the need to issue an amber alert.
“We would’ve got to where we were at probably almost in the same amount of time, but just to be over the top safety wise - I mean just to be where we needed to be in regards to this young man’s safety, we went ahead and pushed the button for the Amber Alert.”
Thanks to tips from the public, Oklahoma Highway Patrol then quickly located the child’s whereabouts to the mother’s rental mobile home off East 530 Road, Walton said.
“We’re thankful that people pay attention and support us," he added. "Obviously if you see the number of law enforcement that run across that are out here serving, we need eyes and ears around.”
Walton added that if charges do get filed, it will be under the jurisdiction of the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service.
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