AMBER Alert canceled, missing Spokane girl found safe in Ohio



SPOKANE, Wash. -- An AMBER Alert was canceled Wednesday morning after a missing Spokane girl was found safe in Ohio. Spokane police also said the Ohio State Patrol took the man who was with her, Zachary Jones, into custody.





The alert was first issued Monday night for missing 16-year-old Kiera Inman of Spokane, who was described as "developmentally delayed." She was last seen near E. Houghton Court in north Spokane on Sunday.

Police said Kiera is believed to be in the company of Jones, 30, of Newport News, Va., in a 1997 blue Acura 4-door with Virginia plates. Spokane police said the paint on the trunk of the vehicle is noticeably faded and worn. A photo of a similar vehicle is below.



Spokane Police said she was first reported as a runaway Sunday, but detectives found out Monday that she had speaking online with an adult male from another state who they believed to be Jones.

Zachary Jones, 30, of Newport News, Va.



The AmberAlert.com poster information said her grandmother reported Kiera left evidence that she left home willingly, but that she functions "at a diminished capacity and unable to make realistic life choices." The poster said she requires medication, but it did not say what kind of medication the teenager takes.

"The child's grandmother advises she left on foot but her cell phone tracked her possibly in a vehicle," the alert said.

Spokane police said they had no indication where they might be heading, although the Amber Alert was extended to the state of Idaho on Monday night.