UPDATE: Child Abducted from Kennesaw Located, Father Arrested

UPDATE (Friday, 7:00 a.m.): Kennesaw police have found the 5-year-old boy who was taken from his mother on Thursday evening and arrested the man who allegedly took him.

According to WSB-TV, police found Ethan Peterman and his father Joseph T. Davis in DeKalb County early Friday morning. Davis allegedly kidnapped Peterman after stabbing the youngster’s mother at an apartment complex at 2100 Ellison Lakes Drive at approximately 6:30 p.m. Thursday, police said.

ORIGINAL STORY (Thursday, 8:35 p.m.): Kennesaw police are urging the public to be on the lookout for a 5-year-old child who was abducted on Thursday evening.

A Levi’s Call has been issued for Ethan Peterman, a black male who was last seen wearing a bright orange shirt, blue jeans. and black Jordan tennis shoes. He was taken from a home at 2100 Ellison Lakes Drive at approximately 6:30 p.m., police said.

Police believe that Ethan was kidnapped by his father, Joseph T. Davis. Davis, 35, is a black male standing 5’11” tall and weighing 178 lbs. He has hazel eyes and brown hair. Police told WSB-TV that they suspect Davis stabbed Peterman’s mother before taking the child.

There is no description of a vehicle included in the initial Levi’s Call.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Ethan Peterman or Joseph T. Davis should call 911 immediately.