Ottawa man facing abduction charges after prompting Amber Alert

Posted Jul 15, 2014 09:00:28 AM.

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OTTAWA – Ottawa Police have laid a charge of abduction against an Ottawa father who prompted an Amber Alert last Thursday when he took his son from a barbecue near Tunney’s Pasture.

Police have charged Kevyn Lex Menard, 25, with one count of abduction in contravention of a custody order.

Police say the two-year-old boy was kidnapped by his father at an outdoor barbeque around Noon on Thursday, prompting an Amber Alert to be issued.

The boy was found safe and sound around 3 p.m.

Menard is also facing a charge of breaching a court order and will appear in court on Tuesday.

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