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13-year-old found safe, father in custody after Virginia AMBER Alert

According to Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith, 13-year-old Jaxson Dale Moran has been found safe and his father is in custody.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. — 11:15 p.m. Update:

According to Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith, 13-year-old Jaxson Dale Moran has been found safe and his father is in custody.

Original Story:

Virginia State Police (VSP) have issued an AMBER Alert for a 13-year-old boy believed to be in "extreme danger."

According to VSP, Jaxson Dale Moran was abducted by his father Steven Dale Moran. 

According to the Augusta County Sheriff, Steven took Jaxson from his son's mother at gunpoint just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. The pair were last seen in the 400 block of Almo Chapel Road in Spottswood, Virginia. 

Jaxson is described as a white 13-year-old boy with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 5'3" tall and weighs around 115 pounds. He was last seen wearing a lime green and grey Ariat baseball hat, a navy blue Under Armor hoodie, blue jeans and Ariat work boots. 

Steven is described by police as a white man with red hair and brown eyes. He is 5'5" tall and weighs around 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt, jeans, tennis shoes and a camo front John Deere baseball hat. 

Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith says the two were last seen driving in a maroon 2014 Nissan Titan, 4-door pickup truck with Virginia plate VHZ-4343. The car was last seen heading north on Almo Chapel Road in Greenville. 

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