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Father charged with kidnapping 2-year-old, prompting an AMBER Alert

The child was found safe and returned to his mother after being taken from his home in Apple Valley on Sunday, Oct. 30.

ST PAUL, Minn. — The father of a 2-year-old recently reported missing out of Apple Valley and the subject of an AMBER Alert is now charged with kidnapping, according to the Dakota County Attorney's Office.

The AMBER Alert was canceled on Monday, Oct. 31 after the child was found unharmed in north Minneapolis with his biological but non-custodial father, Shannon Dawayne Ingram II.

According to a criminal complaint, Ingram, who does not have parental rights and was prohibited by court order from having contact with the child or the child's mother, is charged with kidnapping and violating an order for protection

Apple Valley Police said officers responded to a home on the 12700 block of German Avenue just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30 after a caller reported their child was taken by his biological father, identified as Ingram.

An AMBER Alert was issued around 10 p.m. on Sunday for the child. Police said officers located the suspect's vehicle in St. Paul and obtained a warrant to search a nearby residence. Neither Ingram nor the boy was located at the home.

The AMBER Alert was canceled around 4:30 a.m. Monday after police located the child and Ingram in north Minneapolis.

According to a criminal complaint, Ingram admitted to investigators that he violated the order for protection issued against him and took his 2-year-old child from his mother's residence. Ingram told police that he received the AMBER Alert and knew it pertained to him and his child, and said he planned to return the 2-year-old the following day, court documents said.

Ingram remains in custody in Dakota County Jail. The boy was reunited with his mother, unharmed. 

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