- A 12-year-old girl who was kidnapped has been rescued in Arkansas, with the suspect facing a kidnapping charge and more expected across multiple states.
SPARTANBURG — A kidnapped 12-year-old girl has been rescued, and the 31-year-old suspect in the case is facing a kidnapping count — with more charges expected across at least two states — Sheriff Bill Rhyne said at a Sept. 9 press conference.
Authorities found both in Arkansas after a frantic 23-hour search for the missing Woodruff Middle School student that took deputies door to door as they looked for any indication of whom she might be with or what vehicle she might have climbed into, Rhyne said.
Rhyne said it became clear that the girl “had been groomed from a predator on social media and was ultimately abducted.”…