The arrest warrant for the man accused of kidnapping his stepdaughter was deemed invalid, and a judge has ordered his release.
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News Center 7 previously reported that 48-year-old Shane Smith was arrested in Springfield last week following a statewide AMBER Alert involving his stepdaughter, 13-year-old McKenzie Hall.
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Hall was last seen in Franklin County on S. Huron Ave in Columbus around 10:08 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8. The AMBER Alert went out statewide around 4 p.m.
Shortly after the alert was issued, investigators found Smith’s truck on Park Layne in western Clark County. Hall was found safe around 6 p.m. in Springfield.
Smith was later located and taken into custody in Springfield. He was being held in Clark County Jail.