UPDATE: AS OF 4:50 PM FRIDAY, THE AMBER ALERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WAYLON AND CODY ARMSTRONG HAVE BEEN FOUND UNHARMED. CODY ARMSTRONG IS NOW IN POLICE CUSTODY.

RCMP are warning the public about the man who is alleged to have abducted a toddler this morning. 

Mounties say Cody Armstrong was in possession of a long barrel rifle when he left the residence early today. 

RCMP have issued an Amber Alert for a 14-month-old child believed to have been abducted by his father.

Waylon Armstrong was abducted around 2:30 a.m. in the hamlet of Brule, about 30 kilometers southwest of Hinton.

RCMP are looking for Cody Armstrong. Described as five-foot-nine, 170 pounds with blond hair, brown eyes and wearing a grey shirt with Stanfield long johns.

Fourteen-month-old Waylon is described as having blond hair, brown eyes and wearing a onesie with moose prints on it.

The two were last seen leaving a home in Brule while driving a 2002 medium green GMC Sierra pickup truck with the Alberta license plate BSF3524.

Anyone who sees the vehicle or suspect to immediately call Hinton RCMP at 780-865-5544 or 911 and to not approach the truck.

RCMP say Cody is to be considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.