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Missing Arkansas City boy found safe in rural Cowley County; man arrested

  • The Wichita Eagle
  • Published Sunday, July 1, 2012, at 9:59 a.m.
  • Updated Sunday, July 1, 2012, at 5:58 p.m.

Anthony Hernandez, a 3-year-old Arkansas City boy who went missing Saturday and was the subject of a Kansas Amber Alert, was found unharmed in rural Cowley County Sunday afternoon.

Francisco Lopez, the 33-year-old man identified by authorities as the likely abductor, was arrested outside of Arkansas City, authorities announced via the Amber Alert web site at 5:02 p.m.

Authorities had been looking for Lopez and his white Chevrolet Cavalier, which was found abandoned outside Arkansas City on Sunday morning.

Reach Stan Finger at 316-268-6437 or sfinger@wichitaeagle.com.

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