CRYSTAL and EDGAR LANGLEY - 6 , 5 yo - New Madrid County MO

The New Madrid County Sheriff's Department has issued an Amber Alert for two missing children.
According to the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department, Edgar Langley, 33, had
an argument with his wife and took off with the children around 1:50pm
Monday.

The altercation happened west of Sikeston, Missouri in Farris
Ridge.The two missing children are described as:

• Crystal Langley - 6 years old - 42 inches tall - Long blonde hair, blue eyes
  
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• Edgar Langley Jr. - 5 years old - 40 inches tall - Brown hair, blue eyes, wearing a blue shirt and tan shorts
  
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Edgar Langley was last seen driving a dark blue Chevy 4x4. If you have any information please contact the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department at (573) 748-2516.

An Amber Alert is in effect this morning for two southeast
Missouri children. Authorities say they were taken by their father last
night.

The New Madrid County Sheriff's Department says Edgar Daniel Langley,
31, beat his wife, the children's mother, then took 5-year-old Edgar
Daniel Langley Jr. and 6-year-old Crystal Jolene Langley, in his dark
blue Chevrolet pick up truck.

The Highway Patrol tells KRCG the latest information they received is
that Langley was seen driving along Highway 53 in Poplar Bluff at 7
p.m. Authorities say Langleyhasmade threats against the children's lives and any officer who tried to contact them.Langley is described as a white male 5-foot-9, 180 pounds, blue and white checked pants, and a rose tattoo on his upper arm.

If you have any information to help find these children, call the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department at (573) 748-2516.

An officer at the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday
morning he thinks Langley will stay in the Poplar Bluff area, where he
has family. That officer says Langley's wife is in the hospital
recovering from scratches and bruises.

A statewide Amber Alert issued early today after two southeast Missouri children disappeared has been cancelled.

The
original alert reported that Crystal Jolene Langley and Edgar Daniel
Langley Jr. were taken from their home in New Madrid County by their
father, according to the alert issued by the Missouri Highway Patrol.

The alert was canceled after the children were returned unharmed.

The childrens' father, Edgar Langley, is in custody, according to the patrol.