A 47-year-old man charged with kidnapping 9-year-old Charlotte Sena at an upstate New York park and allegedly holding her in the cabinet of a camper he lived in next to his mother's home has been identified by authorities.

Craig N. Ross Jr. is being held without bail Tuesday morning at the Saratoga County Correctional Facility on a charge of first-degree kidnapping, according to jail officials.

Charlotte was abducted from the Moreau Lake State Park in Saratoga County, New York, on Saturday evening, according to New York State Police. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said that she disappeared around dinnertime on Saturday while riding her bike in the campground alone.

The girl's family and other campers went looking for her, and her mother found her bike around 6:45 p.m. Saturday and called 911, police said. An Amber Alert was issued for the missing child Saturday night. An intense search involving up to 400 local, state, and federal law enforcement officers was conducted at the sprawling park.

NY Governor Kathy October 1, 2023 - Gansevoort, NY - Governor Hochul updated the search for Charlotte Sena in Saratoga County.

Sources:

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/video-audio-photos-rush-transcript-governor-hochul-provides-update-rescue-charlotte-sena

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPJD6zCYet4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA-SDbKEw6o

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