AMBER Alert canceled; Missing 15-year-old NC girl Jocelyn Jacobs found safe

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Sunday, July 9, 2023
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PEMBROKE, N.C. (WTVD) -- An AMBER Alert issued Saturday afternoon for a missing 15-year-old girl from Robeson County has been canceled.

According to the Robeson County Sheriff's Office, Jocelyn Jacobs was found safe in Newnan, Georgia.

Maria M. Gunn, 37, of Opelika, Alabama, was taken into custody and will be held at the Lee County Detention Center in Opelika, Alabama.

According to the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons, Jocelyn Jacobs went missing from Pembroke and was believed to be with Gunn.

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