Father sought for abduction after Amber Alert for boy, 2, canceled in Va.

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The Warren County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia issued an Amber Alert for 2-year-old Raequon Alan Ashby on Thursday. It was later canceled. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)
The Warren County's Sheriff's Office is looking for Jashar R. Ashby, 21, who abducted 2-year-old Raequon Alan Ashby. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)
The Warren County’s Sheriff’s Office is looking for Jashar R. Ashby, 21. Police said he abducted 2-year-old Raequon Alan Ashby. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)
Anyone with information on the child or the suspect should call police immediately. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)
The Warren County’s Sheriff’s Office is looking for Jashar R. Ashby, 21. Police said he abducted 2-year-old Raequon Alan Ashby. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)
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The Warren County's Sheriff's Office is looking for Jashar R. Ashby, 21, who abducted 2-year-old Raequon Alan Ashby. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)
Anyone with information on the child or the suspect should call police immediately. (Courtesy Virginia State Police)

The sheriff’s office in Warren County, Virginia, has canceled an Amber Alert for the “possible parental abduction” of a 2-year-old boy and they’re seeking to locate his father as a suspect.

The Warren County’s Sheriff’s Office said earlier in the day that Raequon Alan Ashby, 2, had been abducted by 21-year-old Jashar R. Ashby.

The boy was returned to his home unharmed around 12 p.m.

Jashar was last seen on July 3 in the 100 block of Park Way in Front Royal, Virginia.

He is wanted for grand larceny, abduction, kidnapping and assault and battery against a family or household member.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office said Jashar’s red Chrysler minivan was recently recovered abandoned at a Warren County boat ramp.

Anyone with information about the abduction or Jashar’s whereabouts are urged to contact Investigator Pugh at 540-635-4128.

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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