Asheville, North Carolina, missing teen rescued after making a hand gesture she learned from TikTok to signal for help
The 16-year-old from Asheville, North Carolina, was reported lacking by her dad and mom on Tuesday, in keeping with the Laurel County Sheriff’s Workplace in Kentucky. On Thursday, a motorist in Kentucky referred to as 911 to report seeing a woman in misery in a automobile on the interstate.
“The complainant was behind the automobile and seen a feminine passenger within the automobile making hand gestures which might be recognized on the social media platform ‘Tik Tok’ to symbolize violence at residence — I need assistance — home violence,” reads the assertion posted on Friday by the Laurel County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Police advised CNN affiliate WYMT that the teenager had discovered the hand gesture on TikTok. The one that referred to as 911 stayed behind the automobile for seven miles relaying data to police, in keeping with WYMT. Police had been in a position to pull over the automobile and rescue the teenager.
The suspect initially took the teenager from North Carolina to Ohio the place he has family members, police mentioned. They left Ohio as soon as his family members discovered the teenager was a minor and reported lacking, in keeping with police.
“We do not understand how lengthy coming down the interstate from Ohio that she had been doing this to different motorists hoping that they’d discover that she was in misery, however lastly somebody did acknowledge,” Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo advised WYMT.
Police arrested the person Thursday and charged him illegal imprisonment and possession of a matter of intercourse efficiency by a minor (over 12 however beneath 18).
