An arrest was made following an investigation into a missing 16-year-old runaway and her 15-month-old baby, the Utah County Major Crimes Task Force announced, although the charges are not connected to those who were missing.
On Saturday afternoon, Orem Police were made aware of the runaway from American Fork. Investigators said the girl had reportedly been hanging out with Espinoza at his home, and her parents told officials they were concerned about their daughter’s use of drugs around the baby.
Even before the girl was reported missing, the task force had already obtained a warrant on August 6 as part of an investigation to search the apartment home of Jonathan Espinoza in the 1700 block of South Village Lane in Orem…