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Clarence Darriel Coe, is accused of abducting Shaniya Davis.

Gabriel Falcon
AC360° Writer

A man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a 5-year-old girl in Fayetteville, North Carolina, authorities said today. The suspect, Clarence Darriel Coe, is accused of abducting Shaniya Davis, who was last seen inside her family’s mobile home on Tuesday.

Coe, 30, who was arrested early this morning, has a criminal record, said Lt. David Sportsman of the Fayetteville Police Department. He will be arraigned on one count of kidnapping this afternoon at the Cumberland County Detention Center.

Shaniya Davis, 5, was last seen by her mother on Tuesday morning.

“During the course of the investigation, detectives were able to link Coe with taking her,” Sportsman told CNN. “Whether others were involved in it is possible. We are looking at everything and following up on multiple leads.” Sportsman added that the Amber Alert remains in effect and that authorities remain hopeful that Shaniya is alive.

“We are still treating it that she is an endangered child,” he said. “We are still looking for her, and we are not ruling out that anyone else is involved.” Sportsman said Shinaya’s mother and other family members have been interviewed by the authorities.

Police would not disclose details about the alleged abduction of Shaniya. Investigators will continue searching the area surrounding the mobile home park for her.

At the time she was reported missing, Shaniya was wearing a blue sleep shirt with pink underwear. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is being urged to call the Fayetteville Police Department at 910-433-1856.

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