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Missing Teenager Found, Father Arrested

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Authorities in Tennessee said a 15-year-old boy who was missing for a week has been found, and his father has been arrested.

Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said 15-year-old Aden Hammond of Jackson was located, and his father, Brian Hammond, was taken into custody in Henderson County. Details about the arrest weren't immediately released.

The Jackson Sun reported Hammond was charged with custodial interference. He was being held Sunday on a $75,000 bond at the Madison County Criminal Justice Complex.

Aden Hammond had been missing since May 20. TBI agents said Brian Hammond has a protective order against him. He claimed he's a sovereign citizen and doesn't believe the custody order was valid. Sovereign citizens reject U.S. citizenship and don't recognize government authority, like laws and taxes.