Amber Alert canceled, 2 missing Texas children found

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Published: Aug. 31, 2021 at 7:55 AM EDT|Updated: Aug. 31, 2021 at 3:15 PM EDT
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RUSK, Texas (KWTX/Gray News) - An Amber Alert for 10-year-old Ashlynn Wells and 11-year-old Desmond Wells was canceled Tuesday after the two children were located.

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office says the two were found along with 32-year-old Jesse Ray Schmidt after they received numerous tips.

According to the alert, the two children were last seen around 1:15 p.m. Monday near Highway 84 West in Rusk, in East Texas, KWTX reported.

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