ZACHARY, La. (WAFB) – The family of a missing teen from Zachary, La., says they now believe she was abducted from their home by a truck driver. The teen was found late Tuesday night at a truck stop in Ardmore, Okla., the family said.
Authorities said the 38-year-old truck driver, identified as Michael Daniel Jay, of Kentucky, is in police custody, with charges pending. He is awaiting extradition back to Louisiana on kidnapping charges.
Louisiana State Police said in a statewide news release dated March 18, 2026, that the teen was located safe and that a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Advisory issued on behalf of the Zachary Police Department was canceled.
The family said officers from the Zachary Police Department came to their home Tuesday night and told them their daughter had been found…