Ogden girl who prompted Amber Alert found safe
Nov 26, 2025, 5:11 PM | Updated: 10:11 pm
The vehicle allegedly used by Christopher Thomas Wiggins to kidnap a 13-year-old girl. (Utah Public Safety)
(Utah Public Safety)
OGDEN — An Ogden girl whose disappearance prompted an Amber Alert on Wednesday has been found safe in Colorado, police said.
The man who police suspect took the girl from her Ogden home has been taken into custody, the Ogden Police Department said in a prepared statement.
An Amber Alert was issued about 5 p.m. after the 13-year-old girl had been reported missing earlier in the afternoon.
Police said they suspected 33-year-old Christopher Thomas Wiggins had taken the girl from her home in Ogden. The Amber Alert noted Wiggins is a registered sex offender. Court documents show he has a prior conviction from 2011 of two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor.
The girl’s mother told KSL that Wiggins lived with the family.
Police said Larimer County sheriff’s deputies in Colorado located and apprehended Wiggins about 7 p.m. The 13-year-old was found safe, and her family has been notified.
Federal and local victim services are being coordinated to support the teen in Fort Collins, Colorado, until she is reunited with her family.
“The Ogden Police Major Crimes Bureau is actively working with federal partners and multiple law enforcement agencies in Colorado as we move into the next phase of this investigation. The extent of criminal charges has not yet been determined,” police wrote in a news release late Wednesday.
The girl’s mother said that she and other family members were preparing to travel to Colorado to pick her up.
The mother said she last saw her daughter right before she went to bed Tuesday night.
“I told her I loved her. I’d see her in the morning — and then when I went to go get her this morning, she wasn’t home; she was gone,” the mother said.
She said Wiggins was a family friend and had been staying with them. The mother, who became emotional speaking to KSL, said early Wednesday she noticed that Wiggins’ car was gone. When she went to her daughter’s room to check on her around 10 a.m., she wasn’t there.
She said she thought her daughter went for a ride in the canyon. The mother tried calling her, but she was seemingly disconnected. “(It) just goes straight to voicemail; she’s blocked all of her family on Facebook and Instagram and Snapchat; nobody can get ahold of her,” she said.
Police said Wiggins was not permitted to have contact with the girl.
Christopher Thomas Wiggins is believed to have kidnapped a 13-year-old girl. Police warn that Wiggins may be armed with a handgun. (Utah Public Safety)
This story will be updated.
