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| Sheriff: 13-year-old OK after bus stop abduction
PARRISH, Florida (CNN) -- A 13-year-old boy who witnesses said was abducted at gunpoint Friday from a school bus stop in Parrish, Florida, is now with deputies, Manatee County Sheriff Charlie Wells said. Clay Moore was found on a ranch or farm about 20 to 30 miles from the bus stop after he borrowed someone's cell phone to call his mother, the sheriff said. Clay is doing well and will be reunited with his parents later Friday, he said. Police have no suspect in custody. Clay has minor scratches, but Wells said he couldn't be sure where those came from. The suspect -- who police say was described as either Hispanic or a white male "with a dark tan" -- approached the bus stop Friday morning, according to Wells. Other children at the bus stop told police Clay resisted getting into the suspect's red, early-model, extended-cab pickup truck, Wells said. "Sir, I don't know you," the children recalled Moore telling the man "There's no doubt about it," Wells said after the Amber Alert was issued. "He was taken against his will. He was taken at gunpoint. He was forced into that vehicle." (Watch Wells explain how Clay was kidnapped ) Police searched rural areas around Parrish, about 25 miles south of Tampa. Even jail personnel were tapped to participate in the search, Wells said. The suspect is described as 5-feet-6 with a medium build. Witnesses told police he was wearing blue jeans, a blue-and-tan-striped long-sleeve shirt and sunglasses. Authorities said they don't believe Clay was specifically targeted. He was a target of opportunity, snatched because he was "the one in the street," Wells said. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and FBI are assisting in the investigation. Resurs : Mortgage Loan Lead |
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