BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — Two people are facing charges after being caught by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in connection with a missing 15-year-old from Burke County.
The teen was reported missing on Oct. 11, according to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators reached out to the FBI for help finding the teen.
The sheriff’s office says the teen was found the next day near Mount Jackson, Virginia, along Interstate 81.
Deputies didn’t share more details about how the teen was found.
Police said Brayan Alexis Vazquez-Hernandez, 23, was charged with felony kidnapping. Another suspect, Guillermo Alfonso Valenzuela Saldan, 34, was charged with accessory after the fact.
Deputies said the suspects are awaiting extradition back to Burke County.
Mugshots weren’t immediately made available.