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AMBER Alert over: 2-year-old boy from Royse City found safe

Officials say the father turned himself in after around 8 p.m. Thursday.

ROYSE CITY, Texas — An AMBER Alert issued just after 5:30 p.m. for a missing 2-year-old boy from Royse City has ended after the suspect turned himself in and the boy is with authorities, officials said.

The man turned himself in around 8 p.m., officials said, and the missing boy was brought to authorities soon after that. The child is in good condition, unharmed and has been turned over to Child Protective Services, police said.

The alert said that the boy was last seen just after 10 p.m. on Wednesday. The suspect is 38-year-old Daddy Noah Sangbong, who was last seen wearing all-black clothing. 

According to Royse City police, officers and Child Protective Services were investigating an allegation that Sangbong had "physically assaulted another one of his children." That child was taken into protective custody. When CPS attempted to remove the boy, Sangbong had fled with him on foot, officials said. 

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