LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — A missing North Carolina juvenile was found safe in Tennessee Tuesday after a multi-agency search led to the arrest of a man who was reportedly traveling with two firearms.
Officers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol arrested Brandon James Arthurs and recovered the missing girl from Denver.
According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were notified on Tuesday that the juvenile had disappeared from her residence and was believed to be with Arthurs. Investigators learned that Arthurs was already reported missing out of Iredell County after taking a rifle and a shotgun from his home before leaving.
As investigators tracked the pair across state lines, law enforcement agencies developed information regarding several possible destination points outside of North Carolina.
Detectives credited Flock camera technology with playing a vital role in the search by tracking the movements of the suspect’s car.
Once state troopers located the juvenile in Johnson County, Tennessee, emergency personnel transported her to a local medical facility for an evaluation. Authorities promptly notified her mother, who traveled to Tennessee to be reunited with her daughter.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol arrested Arthurs at the scene. He faces charges in Tennessee of child abduction and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
Additionally, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina has charged Arthurs with abduction of a child and felonious restraint.