Overview
- Christian Delgado, 37, appeared by video in a Montgomery County courtroom on Dec. 29 and was ordered held without bond pending extradition to Kentucky.
- He is accused of kidnapping Wynter Wagoner, 13, who was reported missing in October from a foster home in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
- Montgomery County police arrested Delgado on Dec. 26 in the Wheaton–Silver Spring area without incident after a tip led investigators to him and the teen.
- In court, Delgado’s public defender framed the case as custodial interference, and Delgado called it a “huge misunderstanding.”
- Delgado is expected to be extradited to Kentucky on Jan. 26, and officials say the family has expressed relief as investigators continue their review.