I mean, I’m sitting here shaking inside, and it’s not even my child. And just to see stuff like this is, you know, having a child at home kind of brings up her father’s awareness.”

Shane Steven Smith, stepfather to 13-year-old Mackenzie Hall, is facing charges after allegedly attempting to kidnap the child.

Makenzie Hall, 13, was last seen on S. Huron Avenue, according to the alert. Our news partner WBNS in Columbus said that she seen on that street near Westgate Park in the Hilltop neighborhood.

"Every child featured in an AMBER Alert has been reported missing to law enforcement. The goal of an AMBER Alert is to instantly galvanize the community to assist in the search for and safe recovery of a missing child," Alan S. Nanavaty, Executive Director of Special Programs for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, told Newsweek.

A Springfield man has been arrested for kidnapping his 13-year-old stepdaughter from Columbus so they could be a couple in another state, leading to a Amber Alert issued Friday. Makenzie Hall, 13, was last seen on South Huron Avenue,