A kidnapping suspect from Snohomish County was located and arrested by police in Kittitas County late Friday (Nov. 14).

The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) says the 45-year-old man was wanted for making off from Monroe with his two children following a domestic violence incident involving their mother at around 9:30 p.m.

The Monroe Police Department (MPD) says the man attempted to strike the children's mother with his vehicle as he fled with the 10-month-old girl and her 7-year-old brother, whom he also allegedly threatened to kill.

An AMBER Alert was issued for the children after their mother contacted law enforcement, who put out an all-points bulletin and began searching for their abductor.

A few hours later, deputies with the KCSO spotted the man's vehicle near Cle Elum, pu

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