By Associated Press - Thursday, January 30, 2014

PULASKI, Va. (AP) - A Pulaski County man has been arrested on a child-abuse charge in an incident involving his now-missing 5-month-old son.

Pulaski Police Chief Gary Roche says 31-year-old Howard Samuel Cole of Pulaski was arrested on a felony warrant Thursday morning.

Roche says there’s no information on the whereabouts of the infant, Cory Samuel Cole.



Media outlets report police searched for evidence in a wooded area of Pulaski on Thursday night.

Police issued the arrest warrant after receiving information that the alleged abuse occurred Sunday morning.

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