Early Thursday morning, Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson gave reporters a similar message, but said officers and volunteers trying to resolve the situation were holding up well.

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Investigators are still communicating with the suspect and "have no reason to believe that the child has been harmed, " Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson said Wednesday evening.

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He also has agreed to allow authorities to send down prescription medicine the boy needs, Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson told reporters during a short briefing Saturday morning.

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