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.
Aubrey McFarland was last seen in Winnabow. Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office is searching for her and her father, Elijah, who are believed to be traveling in a PT Cruiser. (Port City Daily/Courtesy BCSO)
UPDATE: Both missing persons have been safely located in Tennessee, according to the BCSO, thanks to the help of the Nashville Metro PD.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY Authorities are looking for Aubrey McFarland, a four year old girl last seen in the Brunswick County town of Winnabow. An Amber Alert was activated Wednesday afternoon.
According to the abduction broadcast, Elijah McFarland is the abductor. They were last seen heading north on Highway U.S. 17 in a burgundy 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser. Elijah Muhammad, 37, is described as a Black male with a height of 5 feet 8 inches and weighing approximately 161 pounds. According to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, he told family that he was taking Aubrey, his daughter, to California, but could still possibly be in the Wilmington are
How Tenn. police tracked down the missing 4-year-old NC girl at center of Amber Alert
How Tenn. police tracked down the missing 4-year-old NC girl at center of Amber Alert By WECT Staff | February 25, 2021 at 3:20 PM EST - Updated February 25 at 7:40 PM
BELLE MEADE, Tenn. (WECT) - A fateful stop at a Nashville McDonaldâs led to a chain of events that helped Tennessee law enforcement find a missing four-year-old Brunswick County girl at the center of Wednesdayâs nationwide Amber Alert.
Just before 6:30 a.m., the Brunswick County Sheriffâs Office issued a Silver Alert for Elijah Muhammad McFarland, 37, and said he told family members that he was taking his daughter, Aubrey McFarland, to California. An Amber Alert would be issued for Aubrey later that afternoon.
UPDATE: The 4-year-old NC girl at the center of the Amber Alert, has been found and is safe wdam.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wdam.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.