New video shows the moment a North Carolina teen who’d been missing for several weeks was found in a car with a man during a traffic stop in Florida, authorities said.
The body camera footage released by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office showed a deputy pulling over the car for speeding on Sunday near Crescent City.
During the stop, the teen gave several false names and birth dates, raising concerns for her safety, the sheriff’s office said.
The teen eventually gave the deputy her real name and it was discovered she’d been missing from North Carolina in mid-February, officials said.
The 37-year-old driver, Joshua Magraff, of Charlotte, North Carolina, initially told the deputy the teen was his cousin, then said he thought she was 19, the sheriff’s office said.
A search of the car turned up 19 counterfeit $100 bills, synthetic marijuana, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, officials said.
Magraff was arrested and booked into jail on multiple charges including interference in child custody, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and possession charges.