Texas Police Arrest Suspect in Abduction of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Was Found Safe After 8 Days

Published on March 3, 2024

COLUMBUS, Texas—Police in Texas have arrested a man suspected in the disappearance of a girl who was missing for eight days before she was safely located. Sirterryon Preston, 27, of Houston was charged with evading authorities after he attempted to flee from officers on Friday, the Columbus Police Department said in social media post Saturday. The police learned around 12:40 p.m. Friday that a 12-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert search was in Columbus, about 94 miles west of Houston. The girl’s identity was confirmed and she was transported to Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston for evaluation, police said....

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