SILSBEE, Texas — A 32-year-old Silsbee man is facing a Class A misdemeanor charge after deputies found a missing 17-year-old girl from Warren.
Deputies with the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office were able to determine where the missing teenager was on October 6, 2022. Officials suspected she had been with Lucas Toutloff for days, according to a Tyler County Sheriff’s Office release.
The 17-year-old’s name is not being released.
During the investigating, officials issued an arrest warrant for Toutloff.
Using geolocating tools, the sheriff’s office was able give the Silsbee Police Department a possible location of Toutloff and the 17-year-old. Officers found Toutloff and detained him until deputies arrived.
Toutloff was charged with harboring a runaway and taken to the Tyler County Sheriff's Office. Justice of the Peace Trish Ford set Toutloff's bond at $5,000.
The 17-year-old was returned safely to her family in Warren.
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From a Tyler County Sheriff's Office release:
On Thursday, October 6th, 2022, the Tyler County Sheriff's Office was able to locate the whereabouts of a missing 17 year-old juvenile female from Warren. The female was believed to be with a Lucas Toutloff, age 32 of Silsbee, for multiple days. An arrest warrant was then issued on Toutloff during the course of this investigation.
Using geolocating tools, The Tyler County Sheriff's Office notified the Silsbee Police Department of the possible location of Toutloff and the juvenile. Silsbee Officers were able to locate and detain Toutloff until Tyler County Deputies could arrive on scene. Toutloff was transported to the Tyler County Sheriff's Office where he was charged with Harboring a Runaway, a Class A Misdemeanor. The juvenile female was returned safely to her family in Warren.
Justice of the Peace Trish Ford set bond on Toutloff at $ 5,000.00.
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