FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A man was arrested in Maryland after he was accused of trafficking a teenage girl across state lines into Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg said that 27-year-old Jeremy Spikes Jr. from Hagerstown, Maryland, allegedly took the 14-year-old from her Maryland home and drove her across state lines to an unknown hotel in Franklin County, where officials said she was forcibly raped.
He is facing the following offenses:
Trafficking in individualsRape-forcible compulsionAggravated indecent assaultInterference with custody of childrenUnlawful contact with a minorCorruption of minors
On Monday at 12:45 p.m., Chambersburg police received a call from the Hagerstown Police Department that they had located the missing girl.
After an extensive investigation, with interviews, neighborhood canvassing and automatic license plate readers, officials said they were able to locate Spikes and the victim.
On Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., Spikes was taken into custody by Maryland police and is awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania.