CANCELLED: Amber Alert issued for missing Chesterfield County boy

An Amber Alert has been issued for 3-year-old Cayden Thomas Merchant of Chesterfield, VA.

The missing boy is described as a black male, approximately two feet in height and weighs 29 lbs. He has brown eyes and black hair and was last seen wearing a white flannel button up shirt with orange and gray stripes.

The child is believed to be in extreme danger. He was last seen at 9124 Germont Avenue in North Chesterfield, VA at approximately 6:30 p.m. Monday night.

The child is likely in the custody of 40-year-old James Benjamin King, who is riding in a red 2016 Hyundai Elantra with a Virginia license plate: XWS-1828.

King is 5'1 and weighs 130 lbs. He is described as a black male with brown eyes and a short afro. King was last seen wearing a Dead Pool insignia t-shirt with light-colored blue jeans.

The two may be headed to Petersburg, VA.
 
Anyone with information about the child, suspect and/or vehicle is asked to immediately call 911 or the Chesterfield County Police Department at 804-748-1251.
 
You may find complete information at: www.vaamberalert.com