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Mint Hill PD searching for father accused of abducting 1-year-old daughter

According to Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, Lemmond has a criminal history.
Credit: Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office

MINT HILL, N.C. — The Mint Hill Police Department said a one-year-old was reported missing Saturday has been located.

Officers said the child was taken to the hospital just to be checked out. However, the suspect Jeremy Scott Lemmond is still at-large. Police confirmed Lemmond is the child's father.

Police believe the child was abducted by Lemmond. Lemmond is described as a 39-year-old  White, male standing 6 feet tall, weighing 160 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. 

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According to Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, Lemmond has a criminal history.

If you have any information regarding this abduction, call the Mint Hill Police Department immediately at (704) 889-2231, or call 911.

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