LOCAL | Abducted Infant Found Safe, Her Father In Custody After Kidnapping At Gunpoint

A five-month-old baby was discovered unharmed after her father allegedly abducted her from her mother on Wednesday morning while wielding a firearm.

The mother informed the authorities that it began while she and her daughter, Amonye, were at a friend’s house.

She claimed that 31-year-old Robert Avant, her child’s father, walked in unexpectedly and started arguing with her.

Robert was accused of waving a gun at spectators, removing the five-month-old infant, and then fleeing the scene on foot as they began to intervene. 

During the abduction, Avant,  was carrying a pink 9mm handgun. Since then, he has been arrested.

Amonye was found safe at 5:30 a.m., MPD posted a video  confirming she is okay.