New Mexico State Police locate missing Texas teen in New Mexico

DEMING, N.M. (KRQE) –A 20-year-old suspected kidnapper has been arrested after police say he was found with a missing teen girl in Deming, New Mexico. New Mexico State Police say Kyle Eckmann was traveling with a 15-year-old girl from Texas.

License plate readers spotted the car, and when police turned on their sirens, Eckmann drove the car into a water-filled ditch. New Mexico State Police also say that as officers were approaching the car, Eckmann threatened them, saying he would shoot.

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Officers say he was unarmed and arrested him. As Eckmann was being escorted to a patrol car, police say he ordered the girl not to speak with officers. The girl was placed in CYFD custody, and her parents have been notified. Eckmann was booked at the Luna County Detention Center.

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