North Carolina teen missing for a year found alive in Georgia; suspect arrested
A 17-year-old girl who left her Charlotte, N.C., home more than a year ago was found alive in Gwinnett County, Ga., on Sunday, the FBI said.
A special agent in Charlotte received information that Hailey Burns might be in the Atlanta area.
Overnight, FBI agents in Atlanta and detectives with the Gwinnett County Police Department found Burns at a home at 2723 Seneca Trail in Duluth.
Michael Ren Wysolovski, 31, was taken into custody and is facing state charges, the FBI said.
Burns has been reunited with her parents, the FBI said in a news release.
The parents said they were grateful for the outpouring of support they have received while she’s been missing, but asked for privacy at this time to focus on their daughter.
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