THE suspect arrested in connection with the disappearance of a nine-year-old girl has been charged with kidnapping.
Craig N Ross is being held at the Saratoga County jail in New York.
Charlotte Sena has been found alive – days after she disappearedFacebook
APSena disappeared after riding her bike in a New York park[/caption]
Ross was arrested after troopers stormed his camper – two days after Charlotte Sena disappeared.
He was arraigned on first-degree kidnapping charges and held without bail, per The Times Union.
Sena had been riding her bike at the Moreau Lake State Park – around 35 miles from Albany – when she disappeared on Saturday.
The girl’s disappearance sparked a frantic search probe, leading to over 400 people becoming involved including state and local cops, forest rangers, and volunteers.
Authorities issued an Amber Alert as they ramped up the search for the then-missing child.
Ross was snared after a fingerprint was found on a ransom note. He suffered minor injuries while he was being arrested.
Cops had raided several properties that Ross had links to before his arrest.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul revealed a timeline that led up to Ross’ arrest.
She said a man pulled up to a mailbox in front of Sena’s family home that was being guarded by cops.
Hochul said: “He drove up to the family’s mailbox assuming they were not at home. [He] opens the mailbox, enters the ransom note, leaving a critical piece of information behind – the ransom note.”
Fingerprints were discovered on the note and cops were able to match these to a DWI arrest that stemmed back to 1999.
This revelation led authorities to an address where Ross Jr. was living.
Sena was found in a cabinet and Hochul revealed the child knew she was being rescued.
Sena disappeared on Saturday while bike riding in a wooded area.
The fourth-grader had been cycling with other kids but she decided to do an extra loop.
She was last seen at around 6.15pm on Saturday evening.
Hochul revealed that Sena’s parents knew “something was wrong” when the schoolgirl didn’t return home – around 15 minutes later.
She said: “They called her name. People started searching, and people from other campgrounds joined.”
Hochul said the scene was “chaotic” as people rushed to join the search, shouting “Charlotte.”
Charlotte’s mom Trisha Sena told The Times-Union that her daughter was a good child.
She said it was out of character for Sena to run away.
Cops issued the Amber Alert on Sunday and said that an abduction might have taken place.
The park where Sena disappeared was temporarily closed and flight restrictions were put into force for safety reasons.
Aviation units, drones, and dogs were also deployed as part of the search probe.
Hochul branded the kidnapping “every parent’s worst nightmare” and said the incident appeared to be “very random.”
Cops feared that Sena had been abductedCBS
Sena’s disappearance sparked a widespread search probe, involving volunteersNBC
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