Missing girl, 4, captured on CCTV with family friend after being ‘abducted’ is found alive and well
Rebecca Lewis was found in Memphis, Tennessee, two days after going missing from Florida home with man named 'Wild West Hogs', who is now in police custody
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl who was snatched from her bed has been found alive and well after allegedly being abducted by a family friend.
Rebecca Lewis vanished from her home in Lakeland, Florida, on Saturday morning, sparking a desperate search by her family and police.
The little girl since seen with a man named Wild West Hogs, with the pair spotted on CCTV more than 400 miles away.
But cops have now announced the girl was found alive and well, with her alleged abductor now in custody.
Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a statement: "The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations is reporting that 4-year-old Rebecca Lewis of Lakeland has been found safe in Memphis, Tennessee and “West Hogs” is in custody.
"The multiple Amber Alerts have been cancelled."
Cops said Hogs took Rebecca and initially drove her to the state of Georgia, before heading to Tennessee.
Authorities earlier said: "Hogs is described as a longtime friend of the family.
"He showed up in Polk County on Friday unannounced and arrived at the family's residence Saturday morning and abducted Rebecca, taking her to a nearby McDonald's restaurant and then driving with her to Georgia."
The four-year-old's disappearance sparked an amber alert, with police releasing CCTV stills of the little girl wearing a pink jacket, with the man at a petrol station in Forsyth, Georgia.
Police said the 16-year-old sister of Rebecca had first noticed the little girl was not in her bed at the family's mobile home, with the family searching for an hour before calling police.
The family since pleaded for the young girl's return.
Luther Lewis and Melissa Schell spoke directly to Hogs, with Lewis saying: "Matt we're not mad at you. Let her come home.
"She's my baby and I'm worried sick about her. Please, I'm begging."
The that the young man's temperament had changed after he underwent brain surgery several years ago.
Luther said: "He'd do crazy things. He would say obnoxious things. He just wasn't himself after the surgery."
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Police said they called in dogs and helicopters to help in the search before outlining a "working theory"; that she was with the 31-year-old.
Police said: "He is a former family friend and a couple of years ago there was a falling out with the family and they really have not seen him since then."
They said the man, who changed his name from Matthew Clark Pybus in 2014, was about 5'6".
Grandmother Mae Lewis said the family just wanted their baby "back home".
She said: "Matt, if you're out there and you are with Becky, please call me, tell me where to come get her. I love her, just bring her back home to us.
"Please, please somebody call us."
Police said the man was driving a grey 2012 Nissan Versa with an Alabama handicapped plate 4JL26 - a car that had been reported stolen by his mother.
Heartland Crime Stoppers offered $3,000 reward for information leading to Rebecca's return.
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