Missing Columbia infant found

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Columbia Police Department announced on Facebook at around 8:20 Saturday that they have found the nine-month-old infant who went missing earlier in the day.

Lieutenant Derek Moore with the Columbia Police Department told an ABC 17 News reporter on scene that the baby was found unharmed. One person was also detained related to the incident.

According to a prior Facebook post at around 7:35 p.m., Zayden Scruggs from the 700 block of Claudell Lane. Scruggs and was last seen around 3 p.m.

Moore added that when the family notified police the baby was missing, CPD released the public statement to influence the perpetrator to return the baby home.

An ABC 17 News reporter was in the 700 block of Claudell Lane at around 8:20 p.m. and saw a person being placed in handcuffs. The reporter also saw five Columbia Police Department vehicles, a Columbia Fire Department engine and a MU Health Care Ambulance.

ABC 17 News has reached out to the Columbia Police Department for details.

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