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Onnika Fisher Found Safe In Georgia, Amber Alert Canceled (UPDATED MONDAY 5 AM)

Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Onnika Fisher, the Jacksonville 6-year-old police say was abducted by her mother last Friday, was found Sunday evening following a traffic stop in Georgia.

The Amber Alert issued for Fisher and her mother, Charity Chatman, was canceled just after midnight this morning.

Fisher and Chatman were discovered during a traffic stop in Perry, Georgia, just south of Macon.

Perry is about 241 miles from Jacksonville.

Chatman was arrested and will be charged with interference with custody.

SUNDAY UPDATE:

As of Saturday evening, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said they had no additional information as the search for Onnika Fisher continues for a third day.

"We do not have any plans to schedule any further updates but we will certainly alert you all immediately once we do," said JSO public affairs officer Shannon R. Hartley in an email to press.

Hartley said the department appreciated local media reporting on the case and encouraged the public to continue to provide tips and information which he said have been valuable to the investigation.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a statewide Amber Alert  on Saturday after the 6-year-old Fisher was abducted by her mother, Charity Chatman, after a supervised visit on Friday.

They may be traveling in a 2000, dark green Buick Century, Ohio tag number FPA 4958.

If you have any information please contact the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500 or call 911.

ORIGINAL STORY BELOW:

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Onnika Fisher

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office officials said Saturday morning that investigators have received about 15 tips, but have not yet been able to locate 6-year-old Onnika Fisher.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has issued a statewide Amber Alert.

The child was abducted by her mother, Charity Chatman, 39, following a supervised visit with a Florida Department of Children and Families employee.

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Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Police have issued an arrest warrant for Charity Chatman for Interference of Custody. According to the Department of Children and Families, she took her child during a supervised visit.

Police have issued an arrest warrant for Chatman for Interference of Custody. The mother lost custody of her daughter in November and has exhibited behavior described by police as "delusional."

"The bottom line is you have a mother here who does not have custody of her child and we don’t know where the child is," JSO Assistant Chief Chris Butler said. "We’re just looking for her safe return."

Onnika Fisher is 3'10 and weighs 53 pounds. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a pink jacket with a white polka dot lining.

They may be traveling in a 2000, dark green Buick Century, Ohio tag number FPA 4958.

If you have any information please contact the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500 or call 911.

You can follow WJCT on Twitter @WJCTJax.

 

Karen found her home in public broadcasting after working for several years as a commercial television reporter. She joinedWJCTin 2005 as the host of 89.9 FM’s Morning Edition and has held many different roles at the station in both radio and television. She has written and produced documentaries includingBeluthahatchee: The Legacy of Stetson Kennedy and Jacksonville Beach: Against the Tide and directed the oral history project, Voices of the First Coast.
Patrick Donges served as WJCT's Digital Content Editor from August 2013 - August 2014.