Brothers arrested after Arizona girl’s disappearance triggered Turquoise Alert

The Brief

  • Two brothers have been arrested after a missing teenage girl sparked a Turquoise Alert in Arizona.
  • The 13-year-old girl was reported missing after she was seen on surveillance video at an Apache Junction gas station getting into a man’s car before driving away. A Turquoise Alert was issued for the girl on June 23.
  • On June 24, the male driver was found in Globe. Hours later, the teen was found safe in Globe. She has since been reunited with her family.

APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. Two men have been arrested in connection to the case of a missing Arizona teenager that triggered a Turquoise Alert.

The backstory:

On June 19, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said a 13-year-old girl went missing after she was last seen outside a Circle K in Apache Junction. Following an argument with family members, the girl reportedly refused to get into her family’s car and walked away.

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