A Kansas man has been arrested in the kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl who disappeared from her Arkansas home early last month.
The White County Arkansas Sheriff’s Office contacted Wichita Police in Kansas shortly after midnight Wednesday to report that the girl who had been missing since early November had been seen with a man at a convenience store. in Wichita and that she was later seen hanging out with him. in a vehicle
Officials identified the man as 35-year-old David Roark, who also had two outstanding Kentucky warrants for his arrest.
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David Roark was arrested in the kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl who disappeared from her Arkansas home early last month.
(Wichita Police)
Investigators with the Missing and Exploited Children Unit and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force discovered that Roark may have been staying at a property in the 1800 block of North Litchfield in Wichita.
Roark was arrested by Wichita police as he was trying to leave the house. The police then searched the house and found the missing girl inside a closet.
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Roark was arrested by Wichita police as he was trying to leave the house.
(Wichita Police)
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The suspect and victim were transported to the Missing and Exploited Children Unit for interviews.
After interviews, police determined that additional crimes occurred in Wichita.
Roark has been booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on charges of aggravated indecent liberties, child abuse and criminal restraint in connection with the kidnapping of the girl. He was also charged with both Kentucky warrants.
