An Amber Alert was issued Monday morning by the Perry County Sheriff’s Office for a kidnapped infant.
The child, Steele Colt Estep, was taken from a house near the county line. The suspect, Storm Zeitler, was not the biological father and was believed to have assaulted the child prior to the abduction, the Sheriff said.
The incident took place at 5875 Township Road 430 at 12 a.m. on Monday.
The baby was found safe, unharmed by 8 a.m. Deputies did not say how the child was found, or if the suspect was in custody.
In connection with Steele’s disappearance, police were searching for red 1998 Ford Contour with Ohio plate number HXN 4100.