5-year-old girl found safe after woman found dead, man in custody

PRINCETON, Ky. (KBSI) – An Amber Alert was canceled after a missing 5-year-old girl in Princeton, Kentucky was found safe.

An arrest warrant was issued for Byron Black, 42, of Princeton. He was wanted for murder of the girl’s mother and taken into custody.

Lela Black, 5, lives in Princeton in Caldwell County.

Kentucky State Police Post 2 received a call from the Princeton Police Department on Sunday, January 28 around 2 p.m. requesting help with a death investigation on Center Street in Princeton.

The preliminary investigation revealed the Princeton Police Department responded to the home for a welfare check and discovered the body of Kelly Black, 42, of Princeton.

KSP troopers and detectives responded to the scene and learned Kelly Black is the victim of a murder.

KSP launched an investigation and obtained an arrest warrant for the victim’s husband, Byron Black. He is Lela’s biological father.

Byron Black left the scene prior to law enforcement’s arrival at the home, but has since been arrested.

Byron Black is described as 6 feet tall, 180 pounds with brown eyes and hair. He was possibly traveling in a 1996 Chevrolet Silverado with the license plate 5J83779 and paint peeling off the hood.