The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office located a 4-year-old reported missing early Monday. The child had been missing since shortly after 8 a.m. He was located safely just before 1 p.m.

According to police, Ms. Sasha Earnest, contacted police shortly after 8:30 a.m., Monday and reported that her son, Jaiden Henry, was missing. Ms. Earnest told police that she had gone to take a shower and when she finished she discovered the front door open and the child missing.

Police responded to The Landings Apartment Complex, 6904 St. Johns River Drive, (across from King High School), and began searching for the child.

Ms. Debbie Carter, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office said the deputies have gone door-to-door in the apartment complex. After not locating the child, they included the K-9 Units, Aviation, and the Dive Team in the search for the missing child.

Ms. Carter said the babysitter had come and taken the child, but had not informed the mother.

She further said that one of the detectives contacted the babysitter by telephone and learned that the child was in her care.