DANVILLE, Va. – UPDATE: Danville Police say that 7-month-old Emma Kennedy has been found safe and her father has been arrested after an Amber Alert was issued on Monday.

ORIGINAL STORY: Authorities in Danville, Virginia have issued an AMBER Alert for a 7-month-old baby girl allegedly abducted by a registered sex offender.

According to N.C. Department of Public Safety, 7-month-old Emma Grace Kennedy was allegedly abducted by Carl Ray Kennedy, 51.The NC State Bureau of Investigation stated that Kennedy is a registered sex offender.

According to WVEC, investigators say Kennedy assaulted Emma’s mother and is armed with a knife. Police believe Emma is in extreme danger. Emma is described as a white female, approximately 2-foot-2 and weighs 18 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. Emma was last seen wearing a light blue onesie with dots and a white rabbit on the left leg and a matching headband. She has a small scar on her left cheek.

Emma Grace Kennedy

NC Dept. of Public Safety

The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 5-foot-8, weighing 170 pounds. Kennedy was last seen wearing a brown t-shirt, gray shorts and black and white Sketchers shoes. He has a pierced left ear and tattoos on both arms.

Investigators said Kennedy was last seen traveling east on Riverside Drive in Danville, Virginia in a gold

Suzuki with NC license plate FAA-1873. The vehicle has a “Johnny’s Auto Sales” emblem on the trunk, according to police.

Anyone with information is asked to call 434-799-6510 immediately or 911.