Searchers in Montana look for 4-year-old girl

Lieba, who is about 20 years old, and the girl are not “blood relatives”, he said.

During the investigation, Allmer said, items potentially belonging to Maci were discovered, but he could not provide any more information.

Sheriff Jason Frederick says only people who are trained and supervised should take part in the search near Wolf Point to preserve any evidence that might be found.

Early Sunday, the state Justice Department announced that the Amber Alert for her has been cancelled, but the search for Maci continues.

A suspect, John Lieba, was apprehended in Wolf Point while driving around after several witnesses at the park identified him, Allmer said.

At about 2:30 p.m. Saturday Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office reported 20-year-old John Lieba was taken into custody in connection to Lilley’s disappearance but the girl had not been found at that point.

Authorities say a suspect is in custody, yet the child remains missing. Early Sunday, the Amber Alert had been cancelled, but the search continues.

The County Sheriff’s office has been joined a number of agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the hunt for the four-year-old.

Witnesses told police that they had seen man taking the little girl from a park “against her will”, NBC reports.

The youngster is around three feet tall, weighs about 60 pounds and has short, dark hair, according to the Great Falls Tribune.