Suspected child molester believed to be with 15-year-old

Authorities are searching for a man wanted on child molestation charges who is believed to be with a teenager, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.

Jason Arlis Johnson, 37, is also wanted on related charges, authorities said. He was last seen in a tan 1998 Ford Crown Victoria with a South Carolina license tag.

He is believed to be with a 15-year-old female runaway, according to the GBI. The teen was last seen in Evans and may have been abducted Sunday.

**THIS SUBJECT IS NOW IN CUSTODY AND THE JUVENILE WAS FOUND SAFE**
Posted by Columbia County Sheriff's Office - Appling, GA on Thursday, December 8, 2016

The GBI issued an Amber Alert on Thursday.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office at 706-541-2800.

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