Overview
- Alexcer Solis Gomez, 22, and Pedro Giron Perez, 33, were arrested in Wyoming and charged in Manitowoc County with abduction of a child as party to a crime, and they remain in custody as investigators review their immigration status.
- Troopers found the 16-year-old during a Nov. 29 stop of a gray 2020 Hyundai on I-80 near Sinclair after multi-agency phone pings and Flock camera hits traced the vehicle from Two Rivers.
- According to court records, the men said they were hired to transport the teen across the country, and Gomez admitted he was paid $1,500 to drive her toward California.
- A criminal complaint cites a witness who said the teen left for her family's safety, reported receiving an airdropped photo of a gun aimed at a residence, and referenced her 20-year-old boyfriend, who has an outstanding felony drug warrant.
- Authorities say the teen is safe; outlets differ on whether she has returned to Wisconsin, and police have withheld further details while the investigation continues.