WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — A child reportedly kidnapped from a home in Newaygo County was found and safely returned to their mother over the weekend.
The Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office says they were dispatched just before 11 p.m. Friday to a home on North Centerline Road in Monroe Township for a “parental kidnapping complaint.” The child’s mother said the child’s father took them from the home in Monroe Township and likely took them to his home in Wyoming.
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Deputies who arrived on the scene said the man was having “episodes of paranoia and being delusional.” A search warrant was issued for the home and the child was found and returned safely to their mother.
The Wyoming Police Department and Newaygo County Central Dispatch assisted in the recovery.
The Newaygo County Sheriff’s Office did not state whether the man was arrested or if he will face any criminal charges.
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