Missing S.C. Girl Found in Georgia
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A missing 10-year-old and her 16-year-old sister who took her from South Carolina have been found in good condition at a Georgia motel.
An Amber Alert had been issued Wednesday for 10-year-old Shantelle Tylameka Hines and her older sister Keonte Lavale Hines.
Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright said a person in Monroe County, Ga., heard the alert and noticed the car the older girl was said to be driving at a hotel and called police.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Wright said both girls were unharmed.
Authorities in Forsythe, Ga., apprehended Keonte Hines.
Wright said she faces warrants for assault, battery and grand larceny. Wright said Keonte Hines will have a hearing Thursday morning.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Further charges such as kidnapping could still be filed, Wright said.
The girls' mother is on her way to Georgia to be with her 10-year-old daughter.
Police said the two girls left their grandmother's home this morning after the 55-year-old woman was beaten. Wright said Keonte Hines faces charges in that attack.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The grandmother — 55-year-old Mae Allie Hardy — was attacked about 7:49 a.m. She was being treated for her injuries at a local hospital.
Wright said the Amber Alert system worked to perfection. He said his office got about 30 calls with information, including the one that led to the girls' discovery.