McFarland was last seen Tuesday night on Crabapple Road in Winnabow.
Aubrey Leanne McFarland and Elijah Muhammad McFarland.
Brunswick County Sheriff s Office
McFarland was traveling in a burgundy 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser with the license tag number TCY-9075. A similar vehicle is shown below.
Family members said he told them he was going to California with his daughter, according to the Brunswick County Sheriff s Office.
The sheriff s office said an off-duty Nashville Metro police officer assisted with finding the suspect vehicle after a citizen called in a tip.
McFarland was taken into custody.
Amber alert canceled for missing four-year-old girl By WECT Staff | February 24, 2021 at 5:22 AM EST - Updated February 24 at 7:31 PM
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Aubrey McFarland, the four-year-old Brunswick County girl who was allegedly abducted by her father on Wednesday, has been found safe in the Nashville area, according to officials with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office.
The BCSO public information officer tweeted, “Special thanks to Nashville Metro PD who assisted with locating the vehicle, Doug Atwood, an off duty officer heading home when he assisted, and a wonderful citizen who saw something, and said something! She is a true hero!”