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Missing Ohio Teenager Found Safe at Putnam County Hotel

FBI and local partners rescued a missing Ohio teen after a month-long search and arrested a repeat kidnapper linked to multiple interstate child exploitation cases.

  • Tuesday's statement from the FBI said a 16-year-old, missing for about a month, was found safe in a hotel near Jacksonville, Florida, and a Tennessee man was arrested.
  • Following a report that she was missing on February 16, FBI Cincinnati and local partners tracked a suspect's vehicle to Palatka, Florida, where the girl was found safe.
  • The probe revealed Negron was linked to a 2024 incident involving a 17-year-old and to the '764' online network, with prior barricade incidents, threats, a shotgun at his residence, and local misdemeanors, the FBI said.
  • The FBI met with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio on Tuesday to discuss potential federal charges, and Jason Cromartie said, 'I want to thank all the law enforcement agencies involved for their relentless work to find Madison.'
  • Putnam County Sheriff's Office said digital evidence remains under review, and no child sexual abuse material has been identified so far, while warning parents to monitor teens during spring break.
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Missing teen found in Florida hotel rescued by the FBI

A teenager who had been missing for about a month has been rescued by the FBI and the accused captor has been arrested.

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