DUNNERON, Fla. (WFLA) – An Amber Alert was issued for a teenager who disappeared from Marion County Thursday night.
Caden Speight, 17, was last seen in the area in the 12,800 block of Southwest Highway 484 in Dunnellon, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
A text alert calling Speight “a kidnapped child.” Authorities said he may be in the company of four unknown men who are probably Hispanic.
They could be moving in brightly colored vans.
A spokesman for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the Amber Alert was linked to a filming investigation that began around 4pm on Thursday. Few other details about the investigation are provided.
Authorities said Speight was wearing a T-shirt and blue jeans when he was last seen. He is 6 feet tall and weighs about 150 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Fdle said anyone who finds Speight should call 911 or local law enforcement immediately.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at 352-732-9111.
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