Kidnapped 4-month-old found safe after Amber Alert issued in Georgia, cops say
This story was updated on Monday, April 25.
A 4-month-old boy believed to be in danger after being kidnapped was found safe, officials said.
An Amber Alert was issued after the baby — A’hmaud Griffin — disappeared on Monday, April 18, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. He went missing from Waynesboro, roughly 25 miles south of Augusta.
The Waynesboro Police Department told WFXG and WJBF that the child may have been abducted by his 27-year-old father. The dad was accused of jumping from a home window and leaving with the baby.
As of about 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said A’hmaud had been found safe.
Officials had been searching for the baby and his father, who police said was also found. The father was taken into custody, and a kidnapping charge against him was later dropped, McClatchy News reported.
The Waynesboro Police Department didn’t immediately respond to McClatchy News’ request for more information on April 19.
This story was originally published April 19, 2022 at 8:13 AM with the headline "Kidnapped 4-month-old found safe after Amber Alert issued in Georgia, cops say."
