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For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 10, 2015

UPDATE: 7:23 p.m. AMBER ALERT CANCELLED: LOCATED! Farah has been located in Frederick County. She is SAFE and is in the process of being reunited with her mother. We wish to thank the public and the media for their assistance in helping to quickly locate her.

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 15-month-old girl. An Amber Alert has been issued for the missing toddler.

Today at approximately 8:00 a.m., Farah Eva Muhammed was taken by her father from her mother’s home located in the 18900 block of Smoothstone Way in Montgomery Village. Farah is described as a black female, weighing 23 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. She is wearing small, round earrings.

The child’s father, Jason Winston Kelly, who may also go by the Muslim name of Ishmael, took Farah from the Montgomery Village residence.

Jason Kelly was last seen driving a white Hyundai Santa-Fe with a Maryland temporary tag of 453577T. Jason Kelly is 39 years old and is described as a black male, 6’1” tall, and weighing 189 pounds. He has light skin and is bald with a beard.

Anyone who has information regarding the whereabouts of Farah Eva Muhammed or Jason Winston Kelley is asked to call 9-1-1. Callers may remain anonymous.

RLG