Glendale man arrested for taking 15-year-old girl to Iowa
May 27, 2021, 3:59 PM
(Glendale Police Department)
PHOENIX — A 21-year-old Glendale man was arrested after he purchased plane tickets and took a 15-year-old girl to Iowa without the family’s permission, authorities said Thursday.
Kadin Alexander Daniel was charged with custodial interference after the girl was recovered by authorities in Iowa on May 20.
Earlier that day, the girl’s family reported her missing and said she had possibly run away from home, Glendale police said.
The girl’s parents were on their way to Iowa when she was found with Daniel, a former school employee, police said.
Daniel and the child were thought to have been communicating with each other through social media.
Glendale detectives are investigating along with out of state police to determine whether sexual conduct with a minor offenses occurred within their jurisdiction.
No other information was immediately available.