A nine-month-old Columbia boy has been found safe after going missing Saturday evening.
Police say Zayden Scruggs disappeared from a home in the 700 block of Claudell Lane.
After officers issued a public safety alert, someone known to the child returned him to the residence. Zayden was unharmed.
Thirty-two-year-old Lillian Scruggs of Columbia was arrested on suspicion of abuse or neglect of a child.
The investigation is continuing.
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