An Amber Alert had been issued earlier Wednesday for missing 4-year-old Aubrey Leanne McFarland.
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She was located in the Nashville area.
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Aubrey was with her father, 37-year-old Elijah Muhummad McFarland. McFarland was wearing a black shirt, black pants and black shoes.
McFarland was last seen Tuesday night on Crabapple Road in Winnabow.
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.
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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.