A missing 2-year-old girl was found dead after she disappeared from her home.
A kidnapping charge has been filed against the suspect connected to a Houston Amber Alert after the 12-year-old victim was found alive, according to the district attorney's office.
Houston police said a suspect has been detained for questioning, and the child has been returned to her family.
The Texas Center for the Missing said that over half of their Amber Alerts have led to finding a missing child, but a criminal justice professor is questioning its true effectiveness.
ABC13 obtained new court documents detailing the 27-year-old's alleged acts, including how he allegedly covered the girl with a blanket with a rifle nearby in his box truck.
The regional alert was canceled early Thursday after the child was found safe in the Baton Rouge area, where a suspect was also being held.