Grand Island Police find missing Utah boy with alleged kidnapper

A 13-year-old Utah boy is safe after Grand Island Police found him with an alleged kidnapper early this morning.

December 28, 2022Updated: December 28, 2022
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

GRAND ISLAND, NE - A 13-year-old Utah boy is safe after Grand Island Police found him with an alleged kidnapper early this morning.

Police say a gas station clerk at the south Git 'N Split called 9-1-1 about a suspicious vehicle just before 2:00 AM. Officers responded and found the boy with 26-year-old Tadashi Kojima. Utah Police say the man also goes by aliases Aaron Zemen and Hunter Fox and is from Arizona. The boy went missing late Monday night and his disappearance prompted an AMBER alert. The boy lives in Layton, Utah, about 800 miles west of Grand Island.

Kojima was booked into Hall County Corrections on suspicion of kidnapping and resisting arrest.

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