Missing boy last seen riding bike in San Tan Valley found safe

SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. - The Pinal County Sheriff's Office has located a 10-year-old boy who went missing after riding his bike in a San Tan Valley neighborhood on March 8.

Deputies say Jacob Pierson had been last seen riding his bicycle in the Laredo Ranch community near Laredo Ranch Drive and Schnepf Road at around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday afternoon.

"Jacob has been located and is safe," deputies said in a tweet Sunday morning.

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