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Man arrested in Ohio for allegedly abducting NC teen

MITCHELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – A man has been arrested in connection to an Amber Alert issued over the weekend in North Carolina.

According to the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Eugene Biederman has been arrested by authorities in Allen County, Ohio.

The sheriff’s office said Biederman, 32, was wanted in Mitchell County on charges of abduction of a child. The sheriff’s office said he was also wanted in Lima, Ohio on similar charges.

On Sunday, authorities issued an Amber Alert for 15-year-old Neveah Hope Patton, who had last been seen in Bakersville on Saturday.

In a post on social media, the sheriff’s office said search teams using dogs determined Patton must have been picked up in a vehicle.

With assistance from the North Carolina SBI and the FBI, the sheriff’s office said it was able to track down Biederman and locate Patton.

The incident remains under investigation by the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office and Allen County Sheriff’s Office, Lima Police Department and the FBI.

Biederman is currently being held in the Allen County Detention Center on warrants from Mitchell County and the City of Lima. Arrest records show Biederman has been charged with fugitive from justice and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.

Patton has been returned home safe.

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