Deputy rescues 13-year-old Fla. girl from hotel room with man she met on Snapchat

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WESH) – A 13-year-old Florida girl is now safe after a sheriff’s deputy spent hours tracking down the man who allegedly took her to a motel for sex.Deputy Royce James spent hours, with limited information, tracking down 22-year-old Tyler Thompson. The suspect was allegedly in the company of a missing 13-year-old girl from Oak Hill, Florida, who investigators say met Thompson on Snapchat.After the teenager was reported missing Thursday by her grandmother, James began investigating. A friend of the victim told him she was supposed to be picked up at a Dollar General by the suspect, whose name was reported to begin with a T, possibly Tyler, and was said to be from Orlando.Tyler Thompson, 22, was taken into custody on charges of interference with child custody and traveling to meet after using a computer to lure a child. Additional charges are pending.(Source: Volusia County Corrections)The friend said the pair were then going to a motel, so James went from one motel to another, showing the missing girl’s photo and looking at check-ins. Finally, he found a possible match at an Edgewater motel.When James entered the motel room, the missing teen ran into his arms and gave…
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