Abducted Child Recovered Safely In Medina County

A child who was the subject Monday of an Ohio Amber Alert has been recovered safely in Medina County.

Authorities say the seven-year-old girl was taken yesterday by her non-custodial father after an altercation in Jefferson County.

Authorities spotted the suspect, 47-year-old Charles Alexander, traveling with the girl in a U-Haul and were able to stop the vehicle last night in the parking lot of an Arby's.

Officers tried to negotiate with Alexander who was eventually killed in an officer-involved shooting.

The child has been reunited with her mother.


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