Officials say that a girl who disappeared Thursday was found Friday night with her abductor in the Pee Dee.
North Carolina issued an Amber Alert Thursday for Caitlyn Marie Virts, who was believed to be with a man in a black truck.
The pair disappeared Thursday, the same day Caitlyn’s mother was found dead, officials say.
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Officials reported there was one alleged abductor, Timothy Howard Virts, and he is in custody.
“Caitlyn appears to be unharmed,” Baltimore Police said around 10:30 pm Friday. “Investigators believe that the two being located is a direct result of the expanded Amber Alert.”
The return of Timothy Howard Virts is pending an extradition process.
Caitlyn Virts will be returned home as soon as possible, police said. Baltimore County DSS has already been put in contact with Social Services officials in South Carolina.
Detectives will be traveling to South Carolina as soon as possible to continue the investigation.
Caitlyn was taken from Dundalk, MD and they were believed to be in Garysburg NC Thursday.
Authorities responded to a home in Dundalk around 9 a.m. Thursday on reports of a person in cardiac arrest and found Caitlyn’s mother, 36-year-old Bobbie Cortez, dead. Police have not confirmed how she died.
