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UPDATE: Authorities find 1-year-old boy abducted from Columbus neighborhood

Man accused of abducting boy arrested
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Posted at 6:54 PM, Feb 23, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-24 00:01:29-05

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 1-year-old boy who was abducted from a Columbus suburb Tuesday evening by an armed man has been located by police.

An Amber Alert was issued for 1-year-old Soul Minnehan after police said an armed man took the child from a home in Madison Township.

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said Minnehan was found safe and has been reunited with his mother.

"The child appears unharmed and is being evaluated," police said.

Police have arrested William Henry Hannah, who they said fired a weapon before taking the child.

According to Franklin County Municipal Court records late Tuesday night, Hannah has been charged with felonious assault with a weapon.