FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A late-night tip sparked a multi-agency investigation that ended with deputies rescuing a 15-year-old girl from a hotel room and arresting a 26-year-old man accused of multiple sex crimes.
The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office (SLCSO) said that on November 10, around 8:15 p.m., deputies responded to the Roadway Inn on 7050 Okeechobee Road after receiving anonymous information that a man was staying there with a 15-year-old girl from Lakeland. Inside a hotel room, deputies found the teen with John Kyle Ferber, 26, of Fort Pierce.
Detectives learned Ferber allegedly stole his sister’s vehicle two days earlier and drove to Lakeland to pick up the victim. SLCSO said the investigation quickly expanded into a coordinated effort involving SLCSO, Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Lakeland Police Department, DCF, and the Child Protection Team…