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North Little Rock girl located safe, man in custody after Amber Alert

The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office says the 4-year-old girl was located safe, and Brodrick Hardman is in custody. He was wanted for first-degree murder.

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The search for a 4-year-old North Little Rock girl is over.

According to the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, the girl was located safely and uninjured on Friday, and Brodrick Hardman, 44, is in custody.

Eastern Arkansas Fugitive Task Force members found Hardman and the girl around 3:30 p.m. at a residence near East Washington Avenue in North Little Rock.

The North Little Rock Police Department issued an Amber Alert for the 4-year-old girl Thursday and said she left with Hardman, her great uncle.

Credit: Pulaski County Sheriff's Office

Shortly after, the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office issued a BOLO alert for Hardman, who had an arrest warrant for first-degree murder.

Hardman was developed as a suspect after deputies found Kijuan Comic, 38, dead in the 4100 block of East 37th Street in College Station on July 12.

He is being held at the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility without bond.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing. We are working to gather additional information and will update you as soon as it becomes available.

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