MADISON COUNTY, Fla. – A 7-year-old boy who was reported abducted from Madison, Florida, on Sunday night was found safe early Monday morning about 100 miles away in Marietta, Florida, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
An Amber Alert was issued after Bryan Williamson disappeared from Northeast Gibson Trailer Parkway, off U.S. 90, in the city northwest of Live Oak. Witnesses said he was playing outside when he was abducted by a man driving a black four-door sedan.
JSO said Bryan knocked at the door of a home on Hammond Boulevard, five blocks off Interstate 10, about 6:20 a.m. Monday. The homeowner recognized the boy from the Amber Alert notifications and called police.
"The boy is safe," JSO Public Information Officer Melissa Bujeda said. "He has not been harmed and we're very thankful for that."
#JSO has located Madison, FL #AMBERALERT victim Bryan Williamson and he is SAFE! More info forthcoming. #JAX #Jacksonville
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WJXT-TV received a call from the homeowner's daughter who said that the boy had arrived at their home. He was given some cereal as they waited for authorities to come.
Bryan was kept at the home for about three hours before he was carried to a police car to be driven to the Federal Department of Law Enforcement office to be reunited with family.
Bryan's parents drove to Jacksonville after being told he was found safe. His mother said the family went to two different stores Sunday evening and Bryan was to walk back home with his aunt, but when the his mom got home, her son wasn't there.
"I come back, (and) they said, 'He's missing,'" Christina Stanley told News4Jax. "I said, 'Don't be playing games with me.' And they looked everywhere. And that's when they called the police."
Upon learning Bryan was found safe, Stanley said she was just relieved.
"That's my baby," Stanley said.
"In police work, a lot of times there's not many days you can smile, and today is one of those days that we're all smiling," Bujeda said.
The woman at the home did not see anyone with the boy, but police are asking anyone who saw the boy dropped off or saw the car between Madison and Marietta to call Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is the primary agency and the FBI is assisting in the case.
Meanwhile, an Amber Alert has also been issued for a South Florida boy.