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Missing girl found unharmed

Miley Marie Cambron was last seen wearing the same clothing seen in this July 31, 2016, picture. Matthew Cambron does not have custody of Miley due to a drug history, Spalding sheriff’s Capt. Tony Ranieri said. (Credit: Spalding County Sheriff’s Office)
Miley Marie Cambron was last seen wearing the same clothing seen in this July 31, 2016, picture. Matthew Cambron does not have custody of Miley due to a drug history, Spalding sheriff’s Capt. Tony Ranieri said. (Credit: Spalding County Sheriff’s Office)
By Lauren Foreman
Aug 1, 2016

An abducted 4-year-old girl was found unharmed, and her father was arrested, according to the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office.

"Miley Cambron has been returned to her mother," the sheriff's office said in a Facebook post. "She is safe and was unharmed."

Matthew Cambron, who lost custody of Miley Marie Cambron due to drug charges, took the girl without permission about 1 a.m. and headed west on County Line Road in Griffin, Spalding sheriff’s Capt. Tony Ranieri said. The sheriff’s office released no details on how they found Miley and her father.

Cambron, 30, was taken to the Spalding County Detention Center, according to the sheriff's Facebook post. He has had addresses in Monroe, Henry, DeKalb, Spalding and Lamar counties.

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