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Amber Alert issued in Iowa City: Child found

IOWA CITY, Iowa — UPDATE: The Amber Alert issued for Ophelia Barton has been lifted after the Iowa State Patrol issued a report saying she was found unharmed. The original story is below.

A national Amber Alert has been issued for Ophelia Barton, a 15-year-old female with brown hair and hazel eyes. She is 5’10” tall, weighs 80 lbs., and has a body weight of 80 lbs. At the time of her abduction, she was wearing a short-sleeved Disney shirt and red shorts. She was last seen on June 10.

The suspect vehicle is a blue 2014 Jeep Compass with Iowa license plate LIU044, driven by 42-year-old Lindsey Anne White, a 5’3″ tall, 165 pound white female with reddish brown hair and green eyes.

Police believe they are headed to the town of Nichols in Muscatine County, about a half-hour southeast of Iowa City.

If you see any of these, please call 911 or the Iowa City Police Department at 319-331-7989.