UPDATE: MINT HILL, N.C. – Mint Hill Police say 3-year-old Adalyn Mae Hochstetler and her mother, Kelsei Lyn Hochstetler, were located Friday around 3PM in Texas. Both are safe. Tips from the community helped lead investigators to the girl. The mother is in custody and is now charged with Felony Child Abduction and Felony Second Degree Kidnapping.
The toddler’s father provided these previously unpublished photos hours before the little girl and her mother were located.
MINT HILL, NORTH CAROLINA — The Mint Hill Police Department is searching for a missing 3-year-old girl.
Adalyn Mae Hochstetler is a white female, approximately 3 feet tall. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen in a jean skirt and pink shirt.
Adalyn is believed to be with Kelsei Lyn Hochstetler. Kelsei is a white female, 5 feet 4 inches tall. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
The two could possibly be traveling in a 2018 Black Kia Optima with NC plate FFF3959
Anyone with information should call 911.
