Missing Ogden teen and cousins found safe in Mexico
Jul 13, 2024, 8:02 AM | Updated: Jul 22, 2024, 9:11 am
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SALT LAKE CITY — A 14-year-old Ogden teen and her cousins have been safely recovered after going missing in Mexico on June 30.
The girl, along with her 6 and 4-year-old cousins were found Friday night at 9:30 p.m. The three were found in Veracruz, Mexico, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation news release.
The 14-year-old was visiting her grandmother in Mexico when she went missing.
Missing Ogden teen found with suspect
According to the FBI, the three were found with 31-year-old Antonio Moreno. The FBI said in a past press release that Moreno is the 14-year-old’s uncle and father of her two cousins.
Moreno was a suspect in the FBI’s search for the three girls.
“A federal arrest warrant has been issued for Moreno on charges related to [the girl’s] disappearance to include kidnapping,” the FBI said in the release.
The FBI added that Moreno will be brought back to the United States to face those charges.
“The FBI would like to thank our law enforcement partners in Mexico and the FBI’s Legal Attaché Office in Mexico City for their valuable assistance in this case,” The FBI said in the press release. “We would also like to thank the public for their tips.”
