Missing 3-Year-Old Girl From Charlotte Found: Police

Charlotte NC

13 February, 2022

1:02 PM

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CHARLOTTE, NC — Missing 3-year-old Marlaya Patterson has been found, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. An Amber Alert was issued for Patterson, who was believed to be taken by her father in Charlotte near Swan Drive. Police found Patterson after an "extensive investigation" but did not release any other information about her recovery. Sunday morning after 6 a.m., a family member called police to report concern for Marlaya Patterson, saying the little girl may be in danger. Police believed the girl was with her father, Corey Lamont Patterson, 29. At the time of the Amber Alert, police said Corey Patterson was believed to be driving a silver 2012 Ford Escape with the tag NC BDB-2527 and considered armed and dangerous. The missing girl is on the left, her father the suspect in the middle, and the car to the right.