WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas -- A report about an attempted child abduction Monday in Williamson County has turned out to be false, according to Sheriff Robert Chody.

Wednesday afternoon, Chody Tweeted the following statement, in part:

“We now believe the public was not at risk then, nor at risk now”.

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The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office determined that there was not enough evidence to support the allegations that were made, but said they always take these types of reports seriously.