Amber Alert canceled after missing Tennessee teen found safe

The Amber Alert for a missing Tennessee teen was canceled after she was found safe.
The Amber Alert for a missing Tennessee teen was canceled after she was found safe.(Source: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children)
Published: Feb. 22, 2023 at 7:46 PM EST|Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 12:57 PM EST
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - Authorities said an Amber Alert for a missing Tennessee teen has been canceled after she was found safe.

Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced early Friday morning that 16-year-old Holly Piper was found safe in Mississippi.

The man she was believed to be with, 18-year-old William “Dylan” Usry, is in police custody.

The Knoxville Police Department said the missing girl and the suspect were both found around 1:00 a.m. Friday morning by the Mississippi Highway Patrol, the Laurel Police Department and the Jones County Sheriff’s Office.