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Utah AMBER Alert victim located in Nebraska, suspect in custody

(Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification) An Amber Alert was issued Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022 for Aaron Zemen, who is suspected of abducting a 13-year-old boy in Layton whom he had met online. Zemen and the boy were found Tuesday night in Nebraska.

(Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification) An Amber Alert was issued Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022 for Aaron Zemen, who is suspected of abducting a 13-year-old boy in Layton whom he had met online. Zemen and the boy were found Tuesday night in Nebraska.

A Utah AMBER Alert was canceled after a 13-year-old teenager from Layton who police believe was abducted by a 26-year-old non-relative was found in Nebraska.

The teen and suspect, 26-year-old Arizona resident Aaron Zemen, were located in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Layton police said a gas station attendant recognized that something was “off” between the victim and suspect and called police who arrested Zemen, who also goes by the names Hunter Fox and Tadashi Kojima.

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