A three-year-old boy, the center of an AMBER Alert following his abduction, has been found safe in Dallas, and the suspect, identified as 46-year-old Joey Torres, is now under arrest, authorities confirmed. The child was reported missing from San Marcos, triggering the urgent alert over the weekend.

According to the San Marcos Police Department, the boy was taken from Children's Park around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The suspect and the toddler, who are relatives, were located unharmed after Dallas police discovered Torres's silver 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander at an apartment complex in Live Oak, as FOX 4 News reported.

The announcement of the successful rescue brought a sigh of relief to a community on edge. "An AMBER Alert was issued for the toddler on Saturday night," per FOX 4 News. It was not until approximately 1:50 a.m. on Sunday that the child and Torres were found.

The exact nature of the relationship between the 46-year-old male suspect and a three-year-old has yet to be made public by the authorities. However, Seguin Today notes that, though related, the specific familial ties remain unspecified. Now, with the suspect in custody, it marks the end of a harrowing chapter for the family involved and the community at large.

Further details concerning the incident and the ensuing investigation have yet to be released by police as the case moves forward. The child's safe recovery underscores the effectiveness and crucial role AMBER Alerts play in mobilizing prompt action to locate and safeguard young lives in peril.