Texas Dad Tracks Kidnapped Daughter’s Phone, Half Naked Man Arrested
A father in Porter, Texas, used the parental control features on his 15-year-old daughter’s cell phone to locate her after she went missing on Christmas Day. The girl who disappeared while walking her dog was found by the father inside a pickup truck in a remote area, along with a suspected kidnapper who used a knife to force the girl into his vehicle.
According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the kidnapping occurred shortly before 4:50 p.m. in the 4000 block of Conner Mills Court in Porter. After receiving a report of the abduction, police attended and received information about the missing 15-year-old girl, who did not return home after going to walk her dog.
Following tracking information available through the parental control features on his child’s cell phone, the father was taken to an isolated area nearly two miles from the location of the abduction. The father found his daughter and her dog inside a maroon-colored van, accompanied by a partially naked 23-year-old man.
The father rescued his daughter from the truck and provided the information to law enforcement, who began searching for the suspect and the vehicle. According to authorities, several witnesses were at the scene of the kidnapping and were also able to provide a detailed description of the truck used in the kidnapping.
Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies located the suspect’s vehicle and arrested Giovanni Rosales-Espinoza, 23, without incident. Authorities say Rosales-Espinoza now faces charges of aggravated kidnapping and indecent exposure of a child. The suspect is being held without bail in the Montgomery County Jail.
According to authorities, a preliminary investigation into the incident revealed that the suspect threatened the girl with a knife and abducted her from the street. Detectives with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit continue to investigate the alleged kidnapping.
Montgomery County Sheriff Wesley Doolittle commented on the alleged kidnapping, saying, “Christmas is a day meant for joy, but this man chose to shatter that joy by targeting a child. I am incredibly proud of our deputies and detectives who worked tirelessly to ensure this dangerous predator was quickly apprehended and is now off our streets. Rest assured that your Sheriff’s Office remains vigilant every hour of every day to keep your families safe.”
According to Doolittle, the investigation remains active and no further information will be released at this time.
Breitbart Texas has contacted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for any information regarding the alleged kidnapper’s citizenship/immigration status. No immediate response was available.
Randy Clark is a 32-year veteran of the United States Border Patrol. Prior to his retirement, he served as Division Chief of Law Enforcement Operations, directing operations of nine Border Patrol stations in the Del Rio Sector, Texas. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @RandyClarkBBTX.
