Amber Alert canceled after 4-year-old girl in Arkansas found safe, man arrested

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Published: Jul. 13, 2023 at 9:33 PM CDT|Updated: Jul. 14, 2023 at 4:21 PM CDT
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) - The Arkansas State Police has canceled an Amber Alert for a four-year-old girl who was reported missing on Thursday.

Police say Ivianna Jordan was found safe on Friday. Police said she voluntarily left home with her great-uncle, Brodrick Hardman, around 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon.

Police said Hardman took the child from her grandmother’s home in Pulaski County and refused to return her or provide details on where they are.

Hardman was taken into police custody.

According to the North Little Rock Police Department, Hardman is also wanted by the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office for first-degree murder.