A Florida mother reported her 13-years-old daughter missing on Monday whom her boyfriend supposedly dropped near the school. Two days later, police officers arrested the mother’s boyfriend, Stephan Sterns, which they identified as the prime suspect.
Prime Suspect Of A 13-Year-Old’s Disappearance, Arrested By OCSO
A video of a man in a white jumpsuit being escorted to a deputy’s vehicle was posted by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO). The Florida man in the video is Stephen Stern who is the prime suspect in the case of a missing 13-year-old girl. He is the teenager’s mother’s boyfriend.
According to a report of True Crime Daily, Kissimmee Police Department officers and OCSO deputies found disturbing images in Stern’s phone which they described as “criminal, and sexual in nature”. It was also reported that Stern attempted to delete the evidence.
Orange County Sheriff John Mina said that Sterns had an opportunity to come clean and help the loved ones of the missing teenager.
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Missing Teenager Last Seen When Mother’s Boyfriend Dropped Her Off Near School
Missing 13-year-old Florida girl, named Madeline “Maddie” Soto, was last seen when her mother’s boyfriend dropped her off near her school, Hunter Creek Middle School, at around 8:30 a.m. on Monday. However, when the mother went to pick her up that afternoon, she learned that Maddie never showed up. Maddie’s’ phone was left at their home that day too.
The mother immediately reported Maddie’s disappearance and the sheriff’s office and deputies began the search for her. They interviewed the mother, the mother’s boyfriend, and some of Maddie’s friends. They also gain access to her phone and found information that says the “wanted to go live in the woods” when turns 13 on February 22.