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Amber Alert is issued for teen abducted from home

WILKES-BARRE (AP) Authorities are looking for a 16-year-old who they say was abducted from her home in Wilkes-Barre by a man who is considered armed and dangerous.

Pennsylvania State Police issued an Amber Alert for Jena Patterson.Patterson is a black female, with black hair and brown eyes, 5 foot 4 inches, 120 pounds, who was abducted from her residence on East View Drive in Wilkes Barre at 11 p.m. Thursday.She is wearing gray yoga pants and a multi-colored T-shirt. She was abducted by Walter Lewis, 21, a black male, 5 foot 5 inches, 130 pounds, black hair, wearing a gray and black hoodie.Police say Lewis has a handgun.Police say the two left on foot but may be traveling in a red car.

Jena Patterson