Amber Alert canceled for missing teen last seen in Va., suspect in custody

Grace Olivia Galliher is missing. (Courtesy FBI)

WASHINGTON — An Amber Alert for a missing teen who was last seen in Marion, Virginia, was canceled Thursday after the FBI tweeted that the victim had been found safe and the suspect was in custody.

The FBI in Knoxville, Tennessee, were concerned that Grace Olivia Galliher, 17, of Bristol, Tennessee, might be in danger.

She left her home in Bristol two days ago and was last seen Wednesday with Richard W. Tester, 52, who was arrested Thursday.

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