A man accused of kidnaping a Lansing toddler was arrested Monday in suburban Detroit but the girl was not with him, police said.
Authorities were searching for 2-year-old Wynter Smith, a Black child with braided hair who was wearing a white shirt with rainbows.
The 26-year-old man was arrested in St. Clair Shores after a chase and crash, police said.
Wynter's mother told Lansing police that the man, whom she knows from a previous relationship, took her daughter and her car Sunday. The 22-year-old woman was treated at a hospital for stab wounds.
“This is a very urgent situation,” Lansing police said on Twitter early Monday.
An Amber Alert was sent about 2 a.m. The FBI has joined the search for Wynter.
“The FBI is committed to assisting in missing person cases like these, especially when requested by law enforcement partners," the agency said.
