An 11-year-old boy and his mother were found Saturday night after they were allegedly abducted in northwest Atlanta earlier in the day.

A Levi’s Call, Georgia’s version of an Amber Alert, was issued late Saturday afternoon for Pierre Lubin. Authorities said the boy and his 38-year-old mother, Kerline Lubin, were taken hostage at their home. Kerline Lubin’s ex-boyfriend and another man were seen forcing her and her son into a black 2016 Jeep Compass around 11 a.m., according to a police bulletin.

The alleged abduction happened outside the Lubins’ home in the 1600 block of Abner Terrace. Police were called to the residence in the Carver Hills neighborhood around 12:45 p.m., a police spokesperson said.

Police identified one of the suspects as 37-year-old Leonard Cross, though police have not said whether he has been arrested.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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