COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Franklin County judge set bond Saturday at $1 million for a man charged with kidnapping after the disappearance of a 13-year-old girl in west Columbus earlier this month. Shane Smith, 48, was arrested in Springfield on Nov. 8 in connection to the teen's disappearance, which prompted a statewide Amber Alert.

The Amber Alert in Ohio issued for 7-year-old Oaklynn Alexander was canceled on Monday night, authorities said.

Medina County Sheriff Terry Grice said "extensive efforts were made" to negotiate with Alexander, but he continued to make multiple threats against his daughter.

Why do some missing persons cases receive a statewide AMBER alert while others don’t? Ohio has seen six AMBER alerts in the first four months of 2024. This is compared to nine in all of 2023, and six in 2022.

A Jefferson County man is dead after an Ohio Amber Alert led police to Medina County Monday evening, where he was shot and killed near Medina, Ohio. According to the Medina County Sheriff’s Office, the Brunswick Division of Police located an Ohio Amber Alert suspect on Interstate 71 at around 8

An Amber Alert ended Monday night with the death of a father who kidnapped his daughter from an eastern Ohio home and fled to Medina County.

A man who abducted his 7-year-old daughter from a relative’s home in Ohio was killed by officers following a police chase

OHIO (WSAZ) - An Amber Alert was issued Monday for a 7-year-old girl who was abducted in northeastern Ohio. Oaklynn Alexander is described as 4 feet tall and weighs 55 pounds, according to Ohio Amber Alert. She was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, black pants, and black and white shoes.

Ohio father sought in Amber Alert killed by officer, daughter unharmed after chase

Things spiraled out of control at around 3 p.m. after Alexander took the 7-year-old girl from a home in Empire. He was the noncustodial parent of the child