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(WTAQ-WLUK) — Two men are facing charges in Manitowoc County in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a teenager.
On Nov. 28, the Two Rivers Police Department was notified about a 16-year-old female missing from Manitowoc. The girl’s younger sister told police the victim said she was “on the road” and that it was “for the safety of her family.”
According to the criminal complaint, “WITNESS 1 stated CHILD VICTIM’s boyfriend had become involved with the cartel and CHILD VICTIM believed she was being followed. WITNESS 1 said CHILD VICTIM had stated she woke up to an airdropped photo with a gun pointed at the residence she was staying at.”
The complaint says the missing girl was last seen being picked up by a Hispanic male in a small, dark-colored sedan, several hours before law enforcement was informed of her disappearance.
Investigators learned the female may be with her boyfriend, a 20-year-old man, who has a bench warrant for felony drug offenses in Outagamie County, according to the complaint.
Police tracked the girl’s phone and determined she had been taken out of Wisconsin. TRPD worked with law enforcement partners to send alerts to the states the juvenile was traveling in or headed toward and used Flock cameras to identify the suspect vehicle.
That is how the information got to the Wyoming Highway Patrol. According to WHP, troopers responded to a Be On The Lookout alert Nov. 29 for a missing female minor from Wisconsin.
Using cell phone pings, troopers were able to determine the location of the suspect vehicle and conduct a traffic stop. Law enforcement said the missing girl was found inside the vehicle with two adult men who claimed they had been hired to transport her to Utah, “with the possibility of heading to California.” Both were arrested.
“I am proud of the work and cooperation between the troopers and our dispatchers who went above and beyond to locate this girl and get her home safe,” said Mike Simmons, captain of WHP District 1, whose troopers made the stop, in a news release. “Two alleged kidnappers are in custody and a girl is home with her parents thanks to incredible teamwork of all involved.”
The suspects are Alexcer Solis Gomez, 22, and Pedro Giron Perez, 33. Wisconsin’s online court system shows both men were charged Monday in Manitowoc County court with one count of abducting a child. In addition, they are also under investigation regarding their immigration status, TRPD says. Neither has any previous cases listed in CCAP.
The complaint says Solis Gomez admitted he was the man who had picked up the girl in Two Rivers.
ALEXCER stated to Wyoming troopers that he was being paid $1500 to travel from California to Wisconsin to pick up CHILD VICTIM by [her boyfriend]… and bring her back to California for her to reside with [the boyfriend].
According to the complaint, a note was found in the girl’s bedroom after her disappearance which “detailed a plan that was communicated to her on how she would be discretely taken from the custody of her father.”
Authorities say the girl is safe and will be returned home.
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