CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn. — The Campbell County Sheriff's Office said that Anthony Seybert has been found safe.
On Wednesday, deputies were notified that Anthony Seybert from Texas could possibly be in the Campbell or Anderson County area.
Sergeant Tosha Tackett took the initial report and reported information to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to issue an AMBER Alert.
Later during the evening, deputies Tim Powers and Joseph Weaver received information that Anthony Seybert may have been found at a residence in the Cherry Bottom area of Caryville.
Deputies were familiar with the homeowner and were able to receive additional information, leading them to a second residence on Waddell Lane in Caryville.
When deputies Powers and Weaver arrived at the second residence, they said they found a vehicle believed to be driven by Anthony Seybert's biological parents. However, no one answered the door of the residence, deputies said.
Deputies made contact with a person, identified as Donnie Daugherty, sitting in a car at the residence and confirmed active arrest warrants on Daugherty.
During the process of placing Daugherty under arrest, a second car pulled into the residence, and deputies visually identified Anthony Seybert in the vehicle. Both deputies took Anthony Seybert into their care.
As deputies began to leave the scene, a third vehicle pulled into the driveway.
Deputies confirmed the identity of the occupant as Anthony Seybert’s biological father, David Seybert, and confirmed active arrest warrants out of Anderson County.
Deputies said that David was also arrested. Both individuals were sent to the Campbell County Jail.
Anthony Seybert was safely returned to his custodial grandparents, deputies said.
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The Campbell County Sheriff's Office said they were looking for a missing 5-year-old boy who was reported missing from Texas on July 5.
They said that Anthony Seybert, 5, could be in Campbell or Anderson counties with his biological parents, Kaci Oberholtzer and David Seybert. His custodial grandparents in Texas originally reported him missing, according to authorities.
They said that he is around 3'5" tall and weighs around 58 pounds with red hair and blue eyes.
Police said they could not give a description of the clothes he could be wearing, or the direction he could be traveling.
Anyone with information about where he could be should call CCSO at (423) 562-7446 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND.