VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – UPDATE: A missing child alert for 4-year-old Zyvel Watson and 1-year-old Zhavion Watson was canceled after the children were found safe. James Watson III — who South Daytona Police confirmed is children’s father — was arrested and faces a child abuse charge.
On Tuesday, the Department of Children and Families alerted the South Daytona Police Department about two missing children after an order to take into custody was filed on the same day. The children were classified as missing and endangered, a news release states.
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According to an arrest affidavit, Watson was taken into custody late Wednesday night on Oak Meadow Circle in South Daytona.
Both children were turned over to DCF.
PREVIOUS: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Wednesday issued an alert for two children missing out of Volusia County who may be in the company of a 35-year-old man.
Officials said that 4-year-old Zyvel Watson and 1-year-old Zhavion Watson were last seen in the area of the 2100 block of Oak Meadow Circle in South Daytona.
According to the FDLE, the children may be in the company of James Watson III, who has shoulder-length hair. Officials did not say how the man is related to the children.
According to authorities, they may be traveling in a white 2016 BMW X6 with the Florida tag number DRS3997, or a gold 2005 Hummer H2 with the Florida temporary tag number DSS9432.
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According to the alert, if located, do not approach the man and contact law enforcement immediately.
If you have any information concerning the whereabouts of the children, please contact FDLE or the South Daytona Police Department at 386-323-3568 or 911.
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