Walker County, Alabama – The Walker County Sheriff’s Office reports that a man is behind bars following a report of a possible kidnapping. According to WCSO, dispatch received a report of a possible kidnapping on Saturday.

WSCO says the names of the suspect, witness, and victim were given to dispatch. Police say the suspect was already wanted in connection to a shooting in Carbon Hill.

According to a WCSO release, deputies and investigators worked over eight hours before locating the suspect and the female at a residence on Highway 233 in Winfield.

29-year-old Christopher Austin Lee Dodd of Nauvoo was arrested on a felony warrant for Assault 1st Degree in connection to the Carbon Hill shooting. Authorities say the kidnapping was unfounded.