Columbus man accused in stabbing, triggering Amber Alert not charged with kidnapping

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man indicted on assault charges after allegedly assaulting two people and kidnapping a child, setting off an Amber Alert last month, has posted bond.

According to court records, Siem Gebremeskel was indicted on two counts of felonious assault and two misdemeanor charges of domestic violence. Gebremeskel, 24, is accused of causing stab wounds of two adults, a woman and a man, after an altercation the morning of June 28 in the northeast corner of Columbus.

Police said that officers arrived at a home on Thornton Road in West Albany on reports of a stabbing. The male victim told police that he went outside to confront Gebremeskel, but the interaction escalated, and Gebremeskel stabbed him in the left leg and shoulder. The woman was injured trying to separate the two men and was cut on the lip.

Gebremeskel then allegedly fled the scene, taking a one-year-old child with him in the vehicle. A statewide Amber Alert was issued shortly after 3 a.m. and was cancelled 50 minutes later after Gebremeskel and the child were found at a Kohl’s on North Hamilton Road. For a previous report on this story view the video player above.

Originally charged with two counts of felonious assault and kidnapping out of municipal court, a grand jury indicted Gebremeskel on the felonious assault and domestic violence charges but not kidnapping. He was released from jail Friday after posting the required $5,000 of his assigned $50,000 bond and awaits his next court appearance.