Iowa City police ask for help in finding kidnapped teenager

To update: Iowa City Police report that Ophelia Anne Barton has been found safe and sound.

Previous reporting:

An AMBER alert was issued Tuesday evening and Iowa City police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old girl.

According to the report, which went out shortly after 7 p.m., police are looking for 15-year-old Ophelia Anne Barton, described as a white female, 5 feet tall and 80 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.

The report states that 42-year-old Lindsey Anne White is believed to have abducted Barton in Iowa City and taken her to Nichols, Iowa, about 22 miles southeast of Iowa City. White is believed to have been driving a blue 2014 Jeep Compass Sport. The Jeep has an Iowa license plate number LIU044.

Anyone with information regarding Barton or White is asked to contact Det. Gabe Cook with the Iowa City Police Department at 319-331-7989.