UPDATE: After AMBER Alert, 2 young siblings who disappeared from the front yard of their Jacksonville home over the weekend have been found and are safe, authorities say.
Authorities said Braxton is"on the Autism Spectrum but will communicate with others." An Amber Alert for the two children remained active on Tuesday afternoon."We'd like to ask that individual some questions and have an opportunity to talk to him," he told reporters.
Detectives searched more than 430 houses in the community and over 20 bodies of water, according to Waters. Authorities also spoke to Braxton and Bri'ya's parents, who are 100 percent cooperative with the investigation, Waters said. Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams told reporters Monday that investigators don't know if the children wandered off on their own, or were taken.
"If you live in the area, please search your property including under mobile homes, in sheds, in and around abandoned cars," he said. Bryan Williams, the children's father, told NBC News that he was setting up for a barbecue outside the home and went inside for a minute or two. When he came back outside, Braxton and Bri'ya were gone, he said.Williams said the children's mother was also in the home at the time. He called the police after he searched for the children but couldn't find them.
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