A brave Abigail Hernandez today faced her alleged kidnapper with a surprise appearance in court  to see him held on $1million bail. Abigail arrived with her mother Zenya and sister Sarah and looked pale and drawn as she took her place on the front bench. It was her first public appearance since returning home last week after going missing nine months. The suspect Nathaniel Kibby, 34, walked into court flanked by his publicly provided legal team, wearing an orange jumpsuit and requested financial legal aid. Details of what led authorities to arrest Kibby were not released in Conway Circuit Court today, but a law enforcement source earlier revealed the suspicion that Abigail was held hostage in a shipping container on Kibby's property.
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Nathaniel Kibby, 34, made his first court appearance Tuesday after his MOnday arrest for kidnappying 15-year-old Abigail Hernandez in October
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Abigail and her mother Zenya sat in the front row of court today as Kibby was arraigned
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The teen stunned authorities last week when she suddenly returned home after her nine-month disappearance
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After his arrest, authorities surrounded a shipping container on Kibby's property with crime scene tape
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He was arrested twice while Abigail was missing, once in October on marijuana possession and again in March on criminal trespassing
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The criminal trespassing charge was settled last week, just three days after Abigail returned home
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