Editor’s Note: The following story was written by Managing Editor Luke Hagen with The Daily Republic, of Mitchell, South Dakota.

By Luke Hagen

The Daily Republic, of Mitchell, South Dakota

Three tips from the public within about 10 minutes led to the arrest of a suspect involved in an Amber Alert on Monday night near Kimball.

Paul Brown, 38, of Maple Valley, Washington, was arrested on one count of abuse of or cruelty to a minor, the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday. According to South Dakota Amber Alert, Brown left his home in Washington with his children, ages 3 and 1, on Friday. They were seen in Joliet, Wyoming, on Monday, heading east on Interstate 90. Brown later made a purchase in Spearfish.

The state of South Dakota issued an Amber Alert at 10:11 p.m. Monday via a Wireless Emergency Alert, which resulted in the identification of a vehicle and license plate that matched Brown’s. A South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper then located the vehicle in Kimball and detained Brown without incident.

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