OHIO COUNTY, W. Va. — UPDATE: The Amber Alert has been cancelled. Akexton Steele, 6, was found in Marshall County, West Virginia, police said. Further information was not immediately available.
ORIGINAL STORY: An Amber Alert has been issued in West Virginia after a 6-year-old boy was taken from his father's home, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Akexton Steele was taken from the home in Ohio County about 9 p.m. after family members of father’s estranged ex-wife used an axe to break in, officials said. There was then a confrontation with the father, Zachary Steele, who was threatened with a knife.
We're following the latest developments in the search -- on Channel 11 Morning News.
The boy was put in a maroon 2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 with West Virginia license plate 3EX990.
Authorities believe the suspects are traveling to Marshall County, West Virginia.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or West Virginia State Police at 304-234-3664.
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