Missing Columbus baby found safe and well, suspect arrested in Indiana

Ryan Dickinson

COLUMBUS, OH – Kason Thomass has been found alive and well. He and his five-month-old twin brother were taken outside a restaurant in Columbus this week. His brother was found later that day at a local airport.

Nalah Jackson was arrested Thursday by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Kason Thomass, the missing 5-month-old baby, was not with the suspect. The search for the missing child and and amber alert was extended to Indiana before he was found later.


On Thursday, Kasson was located in Indianapolis at a Papa John’s pizzeria.

“Kason Thomass was found alive and safe tonight in Indianapolis near a Papa John’s pizza location. The 5-month-old boy is in good health and being transported to a hospital to be checked out. Kason was found in the stolen 2010 Honda Accord and was wearing the same clothes he was described to be wearing on Monday when he was taken,” the Columbus Police Department said. “We are grateful to the public for their help throughout this investigation, and for the tireless work of our officers and our many partner agencies. They never stopped, never gave up hope, and would not rest until Kason was found. We are beyond thankful for their relentless dedication.”

Original Story:

Police in Columbus are searching for a black four-door Honda Accord that was stolen Monday night with two five-month-old babies inside.

“Officers need help locating a four-door black 2010 Honda Accord that was stolen earlier tonight near the Short North. Two 5-month-old children were in the vehicle when it was taken,” the Columbus Police Department said. “The vehicle is missing the front bumper and has tinted windows with a ripped temporary tag that starts with the letter “M.” The stolen vehicle also has a “West Side City Toys” Bumper sticker.”

The suspect is 24-year-old Nalah Jackson, according to police.

The car was stolen when the mother of the twin boys left them in the car to pick up an order at Donatos Pizza on East 1st Avenue and North High Street in the Short North neighborhood. When she returned, the car was gone, along with her boys, Kasson and Kyair.

Poice are asking the public to call 911 if they know the location of this vehicle.

Later, one of the boys was located at the Dayton Airport.

Nalah Jackson

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