AMBER Alert canceled for 14-year-old girl from Gonzales
UPDATE - The AMBER Alert has been canceled for a missing 14-year-old girl from Gonzales.
Officials are looking for 14-year-old Scarlett Smith. She is 5'4", 187 lbs with red/auburn hair and was last seen in the 15700 block of West US 90 A in Gonzales wearing a red Nike hoodie.
According to DPS, she hasn't been seen since 11 p.m. Monday.
The suspect is 22-year-old Barry "Ben" Van Mersbergen. Van Mersbergen is 6'2", 160 lbs with brown hair.
DPS says the two may be traveling in a brown 2012 GMC Terrain with Texas license plate 3RVWG. The vehicle also has a handicap license plate.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Gonzales County Sheriff's Office at 830-672-6524.
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