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Amber Alert Issued For 1-Year-Old Abducted In Somersworth, NH

SOMERSWORTH, NH (CBS) - Police in Somersworth, New Hampshire have issued an Amber Alert for a one-year-old boy who was abducted Thursday afternoon.

Police say Malachi Grant was taken by his father Jeremiah Grant from Beacon Street. Police say Grant, 33, took the child from his mother without her consent after making comments that lead investigators to believe that the child is in danger.

Police believe Jeremiah Grant is driving a four door gray 1999 Honda Accord with New Hampshire plate 285-4569. Investigators have reason to believe that Grant is mentally unstable and is a danger to himself and others.

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Jeremiah Grant (Somersworth Police)

The child is 34 inches tall and about 38 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. Malachi was wearing a lime green t-shirt with black stripes, black shorts and navy blue sneakers.

Jeremiah Grant lives in Berwick, Maine, is described as six feet tall, 275 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. He is a registered sex offender in Maine.

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Malachi Grant (Somersworth Police)

He has tattoos on his left neck saying "Alpha Male", a skull on his upper left arm and the inscription "INSANE" on his left forearm with a cross above it.

Also on his left forearm is the inscription "GRANT". On the right inner forearm he also has a tattoo of a skull.

Grant was last seen wearing a bright yellow Haynes t-shirt and black pants.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Somersworth Police Department at 692-3131 or your local law enforcement agency.

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