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JACKSONVILLE — An infant was safely reunited with their mother after being briefly kidnapped, with law enforcement locating the toddler in a wooded area in Jacksonville. According to our news partner KETK, Jacksonville Police responded to a welfare check on Wednesday at around 1 p.m. on Myrtle Drive. A man had reportedly entered a residence and took a 1-year-old child. The man was later identified as Brian Damon Black, 42, of Jacksonville.<\/p>\n
The initial caller was concerned that Black was seen walking into a nearby wooded area with a child. The child was located unharmed and reunited to the mother.<\/p>\n
Black was located a short time later in a wooded area near Skyline. He was arrested following a brief pursuit.<\/p>\n
Black was booked into the Cherokee County Jail on charges including burglary of a habitation, kidnapping and evading arrest or detention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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