Police in Isabella county say cell phone and computer records lead them
to a kidnapping suspect who had taken his young victim to the Cedar
Point amusement park in Ohio.11-year old Brendan Chobod was reported missing Friday afternoon from his home in Isabella county. Police launched a foot search of the nearby woods. At the same time, they began searching for Andrew Smith; a former babysitter of Brendan's who was named as a person of interest. Isbella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszeski says after a very long day and a half, it was a relief to tell Brendan's mom that her son was found and in good health.
"And I'll tell you what, it's something that I'm always going to remember, just to see the emotion and the joy on his face that her son has been found and he's fine. It was a long, long process, actually I was up, I think I counted about 44-hours during this whole incident, but just seeing the look on her face made the whole situation worthwhile."
The sheriff says right now, the suspect, Andrew Smith is not talking to police, so they're not sure of his motive for taking Brendan. Mioduszewski says Smith already had drug charges on his record... he now faces the possibility of state and federal kidnapping charges as well.
