4-year-old found safe after mother left her with friend at Walmart

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — A 4-year-old girl who disappeared at a local Walmart has been found safe, police confirmed to Channel 2 Action News.

Obrielle Curry was missing for nearly 24 hours after Shalonda Curry told police she left her daughter with a family friend while she was running errands.

Channel 2's Tom Jones learned Oribelle was found when the suspect, Moses Allen, took her to check on her sibling at a Clayton County elementary school.

"Based on the media pictures that you guys circulated around, they recognized him and Clayton County School police got involved," South Fulton Lt. Marcus Dennard said.

Allen is now in custody and facing charges.

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Channel 2 Action News had been following the search for Obrielle Curry throughout the day on Wednesday.

Shalonda Curry said she dropped Obrielle and Allen off Walmart on Old National Highway around 6 p.m. Tuesday evening.

She told Jones that Obrielle wanted to go with Allen, who is like an uncle to her daughter. But when she returned to the store, both were gone.

"That will never happen again. Will never happen again. I just thought I could trust him," she said.

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