The teen from Harnett County was found safe after a massive search, but she had been taken more than 100 miles away.

Two men, Elihue Mahler, 31, of Virginia Beach, and Austyn Lee Cole, 23, of Kitty Hawk, are facing human trafficking and kidnapping charges after the teen went missing from her home near Spring Lake in ...

An arrest warrant shows a 15-year-old girl, who was the subject of an Amber Alert, arranged to meet one of her alleged kidnappers via hidden Instagram messages.

New warrants show that a Harnett County teenage girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert last week made plans on Instagram ...

Authorities issued an Amber Alert on February 26. Following an intensive search, they located the teen in Dare County.

Following an intensive search, they located the girl in Dare County. Mahler and 23-year-old Austyn Lee Cole face charges of human trafficking of a child victim, kidnapping, and felony conspiracy.

Elihue Mahler, 31, of Virginia Beach and Austyn Lee Cole, 23, of Kitty Hawk are each charged with human trafficking a child victim, kidnapping and two counts of felony conspiracy. Early in the ...

Harnett County Sheriff's Dept. Elihue Mahler, 31, of Virginia Beach and Austyn Lee Cole, 23, of Kitty Hawk are each charged with human trafficking a child victim, kidnapping and two counts of ...