COLUMBUS – A 5-year-old Pleasantville girl who was reported missing following a fire that damaged a home was recovered safely in Kentucky Monday and a suspect placed under arrest, Fairfield County Sheriff Alex Lape said.
When deputies responded to the house fire on Pleasantville Road Monday, they learned that the girl was missing and might be with a family acquaintance, Lape said in a Facebook post.
The child was recovered later in the day by Kentucky State Police and John Beckman, 38, was arrested.