ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The suspect linked to an AMBER Alert last week in St. Louis County is now in custody, according to officials with knowledge of the investigation

FOX 2 News has learned that Jacob Putnam, 30, was located Monday.

On Sept. 29, an AMBER Alert was issued after Putnam stole a vehicle from a woman with her two-year-old child in the backseat.

The child was found safe a short time later near the 8400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in south St. Louis.

Charges were filed against Putnam the following day, which included: • First-degree kidnapping • First-degree endangering the welfare of a child • Aggravated fleeing a stop • Stealing a vehicle

Putnam is currently being held under a $700,000 cash-only bond. Online court records did not indicate when he'll appear befor

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