OGDEN — An Ogden man accused of taking a 13-year-old girl from her home, prompting police to issue an Amber Alert, has been charged with child kidnapping.

The first-degree felony charge was filed Wednesday against 34-year-old Christopher Thomas Wiggins. With the child kidnapping charge, an arrest warrant was also issued so the extradition process to have Wiggins returned to Utah from Colorado can begin.

The arrest warrant outlines confrontations between Wiggins and the girl’s parents in the days leading up to the Amber Alert after they discovered alleged abuse by Wiggins against their daughter. In addition, Wiggins allegedly shot at the girl’s mother, the warrant states.

On Wednesday, an Amber Alert was issued about 5 p.m. after the 13-year-old girl had been reported missing earlier in

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