Crime & Public Safety

Amber alert for missing Georgia teen canceled in SC; girl remains missing

Calah Waskow, left, and Jason Arlis Johnson.
Calah Waskow, left, and Jason Arlis Johnson. SC State Law Enforcement Division

An Amber alert issued Thursday evening for a 15-year-old girl reportedly abducted from the Augusta, Ga., area has been canceled in South Carolina.

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Calah Waskow, of Evans, Ga., has been missing since Sunday and is believed to be in extreme danger.

Waskow is described as 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighing 98 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes, according to the alert.

According to the SC State Law Enforcement Division, Waskow is believed to have been abducted by 37-year-old Jason Arlis Johnson. He is described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing 175 pounds with blue eyes. His hair might be shaved.

Just before 7 p.m. Friday, SLED issued a cancellation of the alert in South Carolina, although the notice said she had not been located. There was no further explanation.

Johnson has outstanding warrants in Georgia for child molestation, enticing a child for indecent purposes and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, Atlanta television station Fox 5 reported.

Johnson was driving a tan 1998 Crown Victoria with South Carolina plate KVJ240.

Anyone with information on Johnson or Waskow is encouraged to call 911.

This story was originally published December 9, 2016 at 9:13 AM with the headline "Amber alert for missing Georgia teen canceled in SC; girl remains missing."

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