Anyla Benjamin (left) and Lashea Benjamin (right) are seen in these images released Jan. 15, 2021. (Texas Center for the Missing)
HOUSTON – A regional Amber Alert that was issued Friday for a missing Houston baby was canceled Saturday after the child was found safe.
Authorities said 3-month-old Anyla Benjamin was believed to have been taken by her biological mother, 39-year-old Lashea Benjamin.
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Houston police said the mother and daughter were found at a Greyhound bus station in Dallas.
Lashea Benjamin is wanted on a charge of injury to a child under 15 and was arrested, police said. She’s being held in a Dallas jail until she is extradited to Houston.
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Aaron Barker has been a senior digital editor at KPRC 2 since 2016. As a meteorologist, he specializes in stories about the weather. He has covered Hurricane Harvey, the Astros first World Series win, the Santa Fe High School shooting, the ITC fire and Tropical Storm Imelda.