A Kentucky teenager who had been missing for more than two months was found in Maryland on Friday, according to a Montgomery County Department of Police statement released Saturday. Authorities said a suspect has been apprehended in connection with her missing.
Wynter Wagoner, 13, was last seen on October 14 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
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Montgomery County authorities and deputies from the United States Marshals Service responded to a tip on the evening of December 26 and discovered Wagoner and 37-year-old Christian Alexander Delgado at a home in Silver Spring, Maryland, according to authorities.
A Montgomery County Police Department official told Newsweek on Sunday that “there was no familial relationship between the two.”
Wagoner was taken to a hospital for evaluation, and Delgado was detained, according to authorities. He is being held at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit pending extradition to Kentucky. The Rockcastle County Sheriff’s Office in Kentucky secured an arrest warrant accusing Delgado of kidnapping.
Silver Spring is over 550 miles from Rockcastle County.
The Rockcastle County Sheriff’s Office posted Wagoner’s photo and description on Facebook on October 15. The family also promised a $5,000 reward for information, according to WTOP News.
In 2024, the FBI’s National Crime Information Center reported 349,557 missing minors in the United States.
What people are saying
Wynter Wagoner’s father, Dustin Wagoner, informed LEX 18 when she was found:
“Wynter has been found. She is safe and that’s about all the information we can give at this time. It’s very, very new – it just happened so the details are not clear at the moment. I don’t want to give any misinformation (and) I hope you understand…I do also want to say thank you for all the efforts in trying to find my daughter and all the prayers for her safety. We do truly appreciate it and are so thankful she’s okay.”
Wagoner’s family said in a statement to WUSA-TV.
“We are incredibly grateful that [she] has been found safe. These past weeks have been unimaginably painful for our family, and we are thankful beyond words to law enforcement in Kentucky and Maryland, the U.S. Marshals, and everyone who shared [her] story and kept her name alive.”
What happens next
Police said the investigation is still underway, and the people implicated are anticipated to be sent to Kentucky.
