IONIA, Mich. (WANE/WOOD) — A Kentucky man was arrested in Indiana on Saturday after he was discovered with a 14-year-old runaway from Ionia County on the relaxation park on I-69.
On Friday, deputies with the Ionia County Sheriff’s Workplace obtained a report a couple of 14-year-old runaway and shortly discovered that she left willingly with a Kentucky man whom she met on-line.
The sheriff’s workplace mentioned deputies found that there have been “troubling signs of manipulation and control by the suspect, prompting an emergency phone location order.” Actual-time information confirmed they had been in Indiana.
Deputies contact the Indiana State Police. In accordance with a launch from ISP, DeKalb County Dispatch was given a automobile description and suspect data.
An Indiana State Police Trooper discovered the matching automobile on the relaxation park north of the city of Ashley in Steuben County simply earlier than 1 a.m. on Saturday.
A mugshot of Chayleang Tiang supplied by the Steuben County Jail.
After investigating, the trooper was in a position to determine the suspect and sufferer. The suspect, 42-year-old Chayleang Tiang of Paris, Kentucky, was taken into custody. Tiang was transported to the Steuben County Jail, the place he’ll look forward to extradition to Michigan.
“Transporting a minor across state lines makes it a felony kidnapping,” Lt. Richard Charon, Ionia County Sheriff’s Workplace, mentioned.
The 14-year-old lady was discovered unhurt and has been reunited together with her guardians.
After additional investigation, it was decided that Tiang had pushed from Kentucky to Michigan to fulfill the teenager.
Charon mentioned it is vital to remind youngsters that it is vital to not give out private data to somebody they meet on-line.
“What I tell my own kids: if you didn’t meet this person at your sports or through school, then you don’t need to talk to this person. You can keep them online through your video games, but certainly not (giving anyone) your phone number or your address. You keep that all that stuff private,” he mentioned.
Charon additionally encourages youngsters to be “open and honest” with their dad and mom, and fogeys are inspired to examine their children’ units or telephones regularly.
“And (I) tell parents all the time, ‘This is not their property, it’s your property. So, you can check onto this.’ You set the ground rules to begin with. You don’t want to have to find out that there is a problem and have to take away privileges. You set the ground rules in the beginning and stick to them,” he mentioned.
—Information 8’s Meghan Bunchman contributed to this report.
