UPDATE:

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Byram police said a man, who was identified as Jermaine Bradley II, was arrested in connection to the case of the missing teen.

The 20-year-old was charged with three counts of sexual battery and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

UPDATE:

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Byram police said 14-year-old Malyiah Crosby has been found safe.

Chief David Errington said officers located a 2001 Ford Sport Trac in the city limits of Jackson. One person was taken in for questioning in relation to the case.

According to Errington, Crosby was located shortly afterwards with help from MBI and Jackson police. She was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) for an evaluation.

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) issued an Endangered/Missing Child Alert for 14-year-old Malyiah Crosby, of Byram.

She is described as five-foot-three inches tall, weighs 95 pounds, with maroon hair and brown eyes.

According to MBI, Crosby was last seen on Saturday, July 29 around 3:00 a.m. in the 200 block of Brannan Avenue in Hinds County. Officials said she was last seen wearing a maroon Byram bulldog hoodie, light gray tights, burgundy hat, and red slides.

Investigators said Crosby was last seen getting into a tan 2001 Ford Explorer Trac bearing the Mississippi license plate HN57049. The vehicle was last seen traveling on Siwell Road near McCluer Road.

If anyone has information regarding the whereabouts of Crosby, contact the Byram Police Department at 601-372-7748 or 911.