A man sought for taking a child from a Scott City convenience store was captured on Interstate 44 near Cuba, Mo., the Scott City Police Department said.
An Amber Alert was issued this morning for Dallis Michael Harris, 1 year old, who police believed was taken, along with his mother, Samantha Rhea Harris, 22, from the Rhodes Travel Center on Nash Road.
"All I can give you is that the vehicle has been stopped on I-44 outside Cuba," said officer Mike Culler of the Scott City Police Department. "All subjects are fine and the investigation is continuing."
Cuba is a town of about 3,500 in Crawford County in Southcentral Missouri. It adjoins I-44 between St. Louis and Rolla.
Samantha Harris and Dallis Harris were last seen Thursday. They were believed to have been abducted from Rhodes Travel Center in Scott City by Phillip M. Harris, 23, white male with reddish/brown hair, blue eyes, 5 foot 6, 115.
Phillip Harris is Samantha Harris' husband and Dallis' father. The Amber Alert for his white 2001 Pontiac Grand Am, license PC5-T2F, was issued shortly after 9 a.m. Friday.
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