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Noah Gabriel Trout, 2, was found safe on Monday afternoon
He went missing on Sunday from the nursery around noon at Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead, Virginia
He was reportedly taken by an unknown woman was captured on surveillance leading him out of the building
She is described as wearing a blue jacket, blue jeans, black beanie and black tennis shoes
The FBI have released a photo of Noah being led from the church by the suspected woman
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WATCH: 2-year-old abducted from Giles County church nursery found safe
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Giles County Sheriff s Office announces on May 3, 2021, that after about 24 hours and an Amber Alert, 2-year-old Noah Trout has been found and he is safe!
GILES COUNTY, Va. – Authorities held a brief news conference on Monday afternoon to announce that the 2-year-old boy abducted from a Giles County church nursery has been found and he is safe.
The Giles County Sheriff’s Office held a news conference at about 1:45 p.m. with the update that Nohah had been found safe.
At 7 p.m, Virginia State Police issued an Amber Alert for Noah, who, at about 11:50 a.m., was taken from Riverview Baptist Church on Big Stony Creek Road in Ripplemead, Virginia, in Giles County.
2-year-old missing from church in Ripplemead, Virginia FOUND SAFE
UPDATE 5/5/21 – The media has reported that Nancy Fridley was a complete stranger to Noah Trout and the entire Trout family and he was chosen by her at random, according to the Giles County Sheriff’s Office. Prior to allegedly kidnapping Noah on Sunday morning at Riverview Baptist Church, Fridley visited both New Valley Fellowship Church and Mountain View Ministries, both of which are located in Narrows. She also visited those two churches a month before Noah’s abduction, according to the Sheriff’s Office, looking to kidnap a child.
UPDATE 5/4/21 – WFXR News has confirmed that the boyfriend of Nancy Fridley, Bobby Taylor, has also been charged. Bobby Lee Taylor has been arrested and is being charged with one count of abduction.