GANSEVOORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — New York State police announced that 9-year-old Charlotte E. Sena has been found safe and in good health and the AMBER Alert that was activated on Sunday has been canceled.
Sena, who is from Greenfield, N.Y., was reported missing on Saturday. Police said she was last seen on Loop A in Moreau Lake State Park around 6:15 p.m. The AMBER Alert was activated by NYSP on Sunday.
In an update issued around 4 p.m. Monday, state police said New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers were leading the search which expanded over 46 linear miles. At the time around 400 certified search and rescue personnel were searching for Sena.
Around 7 p.m. Monday police announced Sena was found safe and in good health.
Police said an individual was identified as being in the area of the state park around the time Sena went missing. Multiple residences where the individual is known to reside were searched and around 6:30 p.m. Sena was found safe and in good health. The suspect was taken into custody.
Tuesday morning police identified the suspect as 46-year-old Craig N. Ross Jr. of Ballston Spa, N.Y., and said he was charged with first-degree kidnapping. He was arraigned in Milton Town Court and remanded to the Saratoga County Correctional Facility without bail. Police said additional charges are anticipated.
