Statewide Amber Alert issued for missing 10-year-old boy

Update: The Florida AMBER Alert for Cedric Barnes has been canceled and he has been safely found, according to news reports.

A 10-year-old boy is missing in Clay County near Jacksonville, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Authorities issued a statewide Amber Alert for Cedric Barnes, who was last seen on Thursday near the 2000 block of Spencer Plantation Boulevard in Orange Park.

Cedric was seen getting into a silver sedan, driven by an unknown man. He was wearing a blue-striped polo shirt, jean shorts and a red backpack.

He may have had a red scooter with him when he went missing, authorities said.

Anyone with information on Cedric’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or contact the Clay County Sheriff’s Office at 904-264-6512.

This story was originally published August 22, 2019 at 8:56 PM.