Amber Alert

3-Month-Old's Body Recovered After Gainesville Amber Alert

An Amber Alert was issued early Tuesday morning in Gainesville for a 3-month-old girl who police suspect was taken by a 30-year-old man, law enforcement officials say.
Gainesville PD

The body of a 3-month-old girl, for whom an Amber Alert was issued, was recovered Tuesday from inside a vehicle that was overturned in the Red River, officials say.

Gainesville police said they were alerted to the location of Jeremy Brown, the man suspected of taking the 3-month-old, Tuesday afternoon and officers went to Interstate 35 and the Red River.

Authorities found Brown in the river next to an overturned, submerged vehicle, police said. He was checked for injuries at the scene and taken into custody on a warrant issued earlier in the day.

The Amber Alert was issued early Tuesday morning in Gainesville for 3-month-old Lyrik Brown who police suspect was taken by Brown, law enforcement officials said.

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