What happened to Lilliana Lemmond? The missing girl from Mint Hill, North Carolina

A ONE-year-old child was reportedly abducted from Mint Hill, North Carolina on the night of Saturday, February 5, 2022.

Lilliana Lemmond was found safe the following day.

What happened to Lilliana Lemmond?

Early on the morning of Sunday, February 6, 2022, an Amber Alert was issued for Lilliana Lemmond after she was reported missing on Saturday night.

The one-year-old was found just hours later and taken to a hospital, according to local police.

Authorities have revealed Lilliana’s alleged captor to be her father, Jeremy Lemmond.

He is reportedly still at large, and is described as a six-foot-tall white male who weighs around 160 pounds.

Additionally, the 39-year-old is known to have brown hair and blue eyes.

Lemmond is believed to be driving a Black 2011 Subaru Legacy with North Carolina license plate number JBV6840.

What did the Amber Alert say?

Lilliana Lemmond’s Amber Alert described the child as two feet tall and approximately 25 pounds.

She was wearing white pajamas with multicolored animals, and has blonde hair with blue eyes.

Local authorities did not reveal where the child was found, but did confirm her safety.

Prior to being discovered, Lilliana and Lemmond were allegedly last seen near Quail Ridge Drive in Mint Hill.

What is an Amber Alert?

An Amber Alert is a message delivered by an alert system that asks the public for help in finding missing children.

It first launched in 1996 when Dallas-Fort Worth broadcasters teamed with local police to develop an early warning system.

There are guidelines for Amber Alerts, including a required “reasonable belief by law enforcement that an abduction has occurred.”

Authorities must also believe the child is in “imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.”

Enough descriptive information of the child must be provided to the public in order for the alert to be useful.

The missing child must be 17 or younger.