MITCHELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office said that a man arrested in Ohio on Tuesday was charged with abducting a North Carolina teen.

Officials said that Christopher Eugene Biederman, 32, is being held at the Allen County Detention Center in Ohio on warrants related to the incident from the Lima Police Department in Ohio and the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office confirmed that the teen, reported missing on Monday, has been safely returned.

Officials said this remains an active investigation.

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