Amber Alert Issued for Suspect Possibly Headed to Bay Area

A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for a child that was abducted by her father in Sacramento last Sunday. The pair may be headed toward the Bay Area, FBI officials said Friday.

Mourad "Moni" Samaan, 49, of Sacramento took his 2-year-old daughter Madeline Samaan-Fey on Sunday and FBI investigators believe her life might be in jeopardy.

Samaan has shared joint custody of Madeline with her mother and was served a legal notice to return the child late last week, but failed to return her, FBI officials said. The mother reported the child missing on Sunday to Sacramento police, who are working in conjunction with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department and the FBI on the case.

Madeline is 2 feet 8 inches tall with brown hair and brown eyes. Samaan, who is of Egyptian descent, is 5 feet 6 inches tall with black hair and brown eyes and is believed to be an accomplished Spanish speaker. He is known to drive a green Toyota 4Runner with California license plate 3XRM111.

The FBI encourages anyone with information related to this case to
call (916) 481-9110.

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