Amber Alert Issued For West Virginia Teen, Could Be Headed To California

LEWISBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities in West Virginia have issued an Amber Alert for a missing 14-year-old girl who police say might be with a convicted sex offender.

According to an Amber Alert posted on the website for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, police say 14-year-old Nicole Hall was reported missing Wednesday from Greenbrier County and might be with 27-year-old sex offender Christopher Rider and another man.

The statement says Rider should be considered armed and dangerous.

Hall is 5-foot-8 inches with blonde hair and brown eyes. Rider is 5-foot-10 with brown hair and brown eyes.

Officials say they believe they may be headed to Florida or California in a silver sedan.

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