UPDATE: Missing girl from Lamar Found In Joplin

The Lamar Police Department says a three-year-old girl apparently taken by her non-custodial mother Monday in Lamar has been found, safe, in Joplin.

The Lamar Police Department identified the mother as Bayleigh Masterson but they have not said whether she was with the girl, Gabriella Gwen Masterson, when the three-year-old was found. Bates County Live will update this when more information becomes available.