Missing 15 Year Old Florida Girl Found Yesterday In Oconee County

(Seneca, SC)—————A missing 15 year old girl from Florida that was the subject of a nationwide Amber Alert was located safe yesterday in the Fair Play area of Oconee County. According to a press release, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call from the Federal Bureau of Investigation around 4:37am yesterday in relation to Sophia Diaz from Palm Bay, Florida. 

The Sheriff’s Office responded to Carolina Landing in Fair Play where Sophia was located and placed into protective custody. Two individuals, Karis Diaz and Curtis Clemons were placed under arrest and have been charged as being Fugitives From Justice. Diaz and Clemons have charges pending in Palm Bay, Florida on Felony Interference with Child Custody. 

The Sheriff’s Office says that extradition proceedings are underway to return both subjects back to the state of Florida.