Kidnapper responsible for Amber Alert taken into custody

An Amber Alert was reportedly sighted Saturday afternoon in Joplin, but it turned out to be unfounded. The Amber Alert was for two girls who had been abducted by their father. The father, 40-year-old Donny Jackson, allegedly killed his own two boys earlier that day.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol told published sources “a trooper overheard Beckham County dispatch broadcasting a vehicle matching the description of the suspect’s getting fuel at the 26 mile marker on I-40 near Beckham County. Two troopers headed west and also notified Texas authorities.”

Around 7 P.M., a truck driver by the name of Moez Somrani later saw Jackson’s car on 1-40. The car appeared to be heading westbound towards Texas. After Somrani alerted authorities, they quickly arrived and took Jackson into custody. The girls were found unharmed.

Somrani said,” I got the Amber Alert, and I saw it again on the highway. I saw it, and passing by I saw a guy that matches the description. Honda Accord and the guy with the long beard like they described on the [Amber Alert]. He passed me and I saw the license plate and I was sure it was him. They told me don’t hang up, the sheriff’s department or sheriff’s office, and not even two minutes after that, I saw the state trooper got him. Thank God he got him.”

Donny Jackson has been taken into custody and a Go Fund Me has been established.