COLUMBUS, Ohio – A teenager was arrested Wednesday in connection with two attempted abductions in a single Fairfield County neighborhood over the summer.
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The 15-year-old suspect was arrested without incident following a joint investigation with the Fairfield County Prosecutor’s Office and Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Dave Phalen said.
The teenager is a suspect in two attempted abductions in the Violet Meadows subdivision on July 20 and September 20, Phalen said.
The suspect was taken to the Fairfield County juvenile detention center charged with two counts of kidnapping and two counts of abduction, Phalen said.
Phalen says residents of Violet Meadows helped authorities during the investigation.