A 13-year-old girl who went missing in Kentucky in October was found alive in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Friday, the Montgomery County Police Department said.
That teenage girl, Wynter Wagoner, was last seen on Oct. 14, in Orlando, Kentucky. Rockcastle County Sheriff Shannon Franklin confirmed that Wagoner was kidnapped.
On Friday, Dec. 26, Montgomery County police received a tip that Wagoner might be in a home in Silver Spring, Maryland. No information about the investigation or where the tip came from has been shared.
Officers were sent to a house in the 12000 block of Dalewood Drive just before 6 p.m. on Friday. Those officers and the U.S. Marshals working with them found Wagoner inside, along with 37-year-old Christian Alexander Delgado.
Wagoner was taken to a hospital for evaluation, Montgomery County police said. Authorities say she was found safe, but her exact condition is unclear.
Delgado was arrested by Montgomery County officers. Rockcastle County police have a warrant for Delgado’s arrest, charging him with kidnapping.
Delgado is being held in Montgomery County jail while he awaits extradition back to Kentucky.
Wagoner’s father shared a statement with WLEX, the NBC affiliate station in Lexington, Kentucky.
“Wynter has been found. She is safe and that’s about all the information we can give at this time,” Wagoner said to WLEX. “It’s very, very new — it just happened so the details are not clear at the moment. I don’t want to give any misinformation (and) I hope you understand… I do also want to say thank you for all the efforts in trying to find my daughter and all the prayers for her safety. We do truly appreciate it and are so thankful she’s OK.”
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