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FOUND: Amber Alert cancelled for Barrow Co. teen

The 16-year-old that was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found. 

(Photo: Barrow County Sheriff's Office)

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. -- The 16-year-old that was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Melissa Molina, 16, was found in Hall County around 3AM Thursday.

She is believed to have been abducted on Monday and on Wednesday, investigators upgraded her Levi's Call to an Amber Alert.

According to the Barrow County Sheriff's Office, Melissa Molina, 16, was last seen getting into a white 2004 Nissan Maxima on May 15 around 6 p.m. with a man believed to be Roger Lanford, 33.

Investigators put a BOLO out for his Nissan Maxima, which was last seen on Dee Kennedy Road heading toward Hwy 124. The car, with Georgia tag PBF6016, was traveling at a high rate of speed and driving recklessly.

He was arrested and charged with kidnapping, Interference with custody, and Contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Investigators are asking anyone who may have seen the Molina and Lanford to call 911 or the Barrow County Sheriff's Office at 770-307-3080.

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