PHOENIX – A missing West Valley teenager was found safe in Utah early Monday with her alleged abductor in custody, authorities said.
Isaac Martin, 29, and Destiny Bateman, 16, were found in Kane County in southern Utah around 3:40 a.m., according to the Avondale Police Department.
Martin will be extradited to Arizona to face kidnapping charges, police said.
The Utah Department of Children and Family Services was working to reunite the teenager with her parents in Arizona.
When did the West Valley teenager disappear?
Police issued a missing/endangered juvenile bulletin for Bateman on Sunday, identifying Martin as her possible boyfriend. The teenager was last seen at her home near Buckeye Road and Avondale Boulevard around 1 a.m.
The girl sent her family a text message around 8:50 a.m. that they were headed to New Mexico.