Update: Following up on a story from yesterday about an arrest in a suspected child abduction at the Huntington Mall, further review of the incident has created some inconsistencies. A press conference was held the evening of Tuesday, March 2, 2019, where Barboursville Police addressed the situation. Charges against the male subject, 54-year-old Mohamed Fathy Hussein Zayan, have not been dropped at this time. Charges against the female witness, the mother of the child, are under review by the prosecutor as well.

Original Story: On Monday, April 1, 2019, around 6:17pm, Cabell County 911 receive a call from a female inside the Huntington Mall saying a male suspect attempted to grab her 5-year-old daughter. The female stated she pulled out a firearm and the male suspect left the scene, she then reported the incident to mall security. Mall security and Barboursville Police observed the suspect, as described by the female caller, walking near the food court and he was detained. A statement was taken from the female and her child, and the male suspect was placed under arrest. The incident remains under investigation and detectives currently believe this to be an isolated incident.