CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — A missing juvenile has been found safe in Conover, and a 36-year-old Hickory man is facing kidnapping and child abduction charges, according to the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators located the juvenile on Wednesday, October 21, with William Ethan Sessoms, 36, of Hickory.
As a result of the investigation, Sessoms was charged with first-degree kidnapping and abduction of a child.
Sessoms is being held at the Catawba County Detention Facility without bond. He is scheduled to appear in Catawba County District Court on Thursday, October 22.
The investigation remains ongoing, according to the sheriff’s office.
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