A woman identified as Brandee Arnold has been arrested for abducting her own daughter, Cortana Goncalves .
According to, Massachusetts State Police, Brandee Arnold abducted Cortana Goncalves from a family gathering in Springfield about 8:30 a.m. Thursday.
Arnold did not have custody of the child, according to state police.
She was arrested and transported back to Springfield, whose detectives are investigating the kidnapping.
Police said the pair may have been traveling in a gray 2010 Honda Accord with Massachusetts plate 3SCG24.
They were last seen on the Massachusetts Turnpike near Blandford at about 9:28 a.m. before the alert was issued.
Police had said that Arnold “previously made both suicidal and homicidal statements, and there is urgent concern for the safety and well-being of the child.”