(Remsen)– An Amber Alert for a child who was taken by his father Tuesday from a school in Jefferson ended following a pursuit and stand-off in Plymouth county.
According to the Iowa Department of Public Safety, the situation started when the Jefferson Police Department requested assistance with a kidnapping case. Officials say 34-year-old Brandon Duong took his seven-year-old biological son, Bryson Duong, from Greene Elementary School in Jefferson, Iowa. A court order restricting Brandon Duong from having custody had been issued in December 2023.
An Amber Alert was issued for Bryson Duong at 3:28 p.m.
A few minutes before 5:00 p.m., law enforcement located Duong’s vehicle in the area northeast of Remsen, in Plymouth County, about nine miles south of Granville. Duong led officers on a high-speed chase and eventually crashed his vehicle. He left the vehicle on foot, carrying the boy, and in possession of a rifle. Several law enforcement agencies responded to the area, negotiated with Duong, and eventually placed him under arrest. The child — Bryson — is in the care of the Department of Human Services.
The Department of Public Safety says Brandon Duong has been charged with one count of Kidnapping in the First Degree and will be transferred to the Greene County Jail.
The incident remains under investigation.
(Courtesy Community First Broadcasting station KIWA in Sheldon)
