15-year-old kidnapped and taken to New York

(TULSA, Okla.) On Wednesday around 11:00 p.m., officers were called to a home in north Tulsa for a missing person report.

A woman reported that her 15-year-old daughter had not been seen or heard from since 9:30 a.m. that same day.

Through the investigation, Tulsa Police Officers determined the 15-year-old victim had met a 25-year-old suspect online and had been communicating back and forth with him for at least several months.

Over that course of time, the suspect obtained nude photos and videos of the victim.

Tulsa Police Detectives determined the suspect took a bus from Elmira, New York to Tulsa to meet up with the victim. The suspect then kidnapped the 15-year-old girl and flew back to New York City with her on Wednesday.

Early Thursday morning, with help from the Port Authority Police Benevolent Association Inc, the suspect was taken into custody at LaGuardia International Airport in Queens, NY.  The suspect and victim were both found in a secluded area of Terminal B. The victim was placed into protective custody, given medical attention, and will be reunited with her family.

We are working closely with our federal partners who will be handling the charges involved in this case. Because of that, we are not able to release the suspect's identity at this time.

We're grateful for the officers hard work and cooperation with multiple agencies in helping return the victim to safety.