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Alabama Toddler Found Safe After Brief Abduction, Father Arrested

The 3-year-old was quickly recovered following an Amber Alert; his father faces charges related to the abduction and a separate domestic incident.

  • An Amber Alert was issued early Monday for 3-year-old Willon Jace McClain after he was abducted by his father in Forestdale, Ala.
  • Willon was found safe within hours, and his father, Willie Edward McClain Jr., was arrested without incident.
  • The child's mother, also involved in a related incident, was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
  • The Amber Alert system, critical in the quick recovery, has led to the rescue of 180 children nationwide last year.
  • The ongoing investigation will examine the circumstances surrounding the abduction and the events leading up to it.
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