Police say man charged with kidnapping after holding boy

WEST CHESTER, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff said an armed man used a 10-year-old boy as “a shield” during a hostage standoff of around 30 hours that ended peacefully Sunday morning.
Butler County authorities said the boy was taken to a hospital Sunday morning as a precaution, but no injuries were reported. The gunman, age 31, surrendered and was jailed. He had recently served prison time for felonious assault.
“Everywhere he moved, he was using the child as a shield,” Sheri