A Florida teenager and his grandmother have been arrested for allegedly harboring a 16-year-old girl after she went missing last month.
Aliyah Duncan was reported missing on September 5 in Lake County and since then, police had interviewed multiple family members and people known to the missing juvenile.
But on October 9, Duncan was found at a home in Lake County where her boyfriend, Damion Anderson, and his grandmother, Debbie Myers, lived.
The duo are being charged with interference with child custody, providing false information to law enforcement and contributing to the delinquency of a minor by the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
The 63-year-old was released the same day after she paid a $4,000 bond. It is unknown if Anderson, also a juvenile, was held in jail.
Aliyah Duncan was found at her boyfriend, Damion Anderson and his grandmother, Debbie Myers's house in Lake County
The 63-year-old was released the same day after she paid a $4,000 bond. It is unknown if Anderson, also a juvenile, was held in jail
The Sheriff's Office has not revealed why Duncan was at Anderson's house. During the early stages, Lake County Sheriff's Office told News 6 that the missing juvenile had 'left on her own accord.'
In an Instagram post, the Sheriff's Office detailed that they met the arrested nearly twelve times over three weeks and each time, Anderson and Myers gave little to no information.
'Both parties provided little information, as they were adamant about having no knowledge of the juvenile's whereabouts.
'Anderson and Myers were made aware of the multiple resources being utilized to locate the juvenile.
'In addition, they were both informed of the criminal charges they could face if they had knowledge of the juvenile's location and chose to withhold that information from law enforcement.
Neither one of Duncan's parents nor any of her family members have made any statements at any point in her lost-and-found case
Officials have confirmed that Duncan had been at the duo's house the entire time she was missing
'Myers response to that was that she believed the extensive search was becoming 'ridiculous' and that whoever is responsible for assisting the juvenile should be charged,' the Office wrote.
Officials also confirmed that Duncan had been at their house since she went missing.
'At the conclusion of utilizing multiple different investigative strategies and extensive resources, the juvenile was ultimately located at the residence of Myers and Anderson.
She was staying there during the entirety of the time, she was reported missing,' they said.
At the time of disappearance, Duncan was described as a five feet seven inches tall, 120 pounds with brown hair and green eyes. She had last been seen in the area of the 36800 block of Sundance Drive in Grand Island, Florida.
Neither one of Duncan's parents nor any of her family members have made any statements at any point in her lost-and-found case.
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