Florida man arrested after missing 11-year-old girl found in Georgia
07/29/2020 12:25 pm PDT
via WJXT:
CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. (WJXT) -- Jacksonville, Fla. resident Matthew William Woods, 19, was arrested Tuesday in connection with the disappearance of an 11-year-old girl, the Camden County Sheriff's Office said. Woods is charged with interstate interference with custody, a felony.
The Sheriff's Office asked for the public's help locating the missing girl after she was last seen around midnight Saturday at her home on Kerry Place in Kingsland.
Early Sunday evening, deputies told News4Jax the girl was found with some boys from Florida and she was returned to her family.
According to the sheriff's office, Woods and the girl had been communicating on social media, and plans were made for her to be taken to Florida for a few days. There could be further suspects and charges, the sheriff's office said.
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