A Kalamazoo man was arrested in connection to the abduction of a 15-year-old Virginia female Wednesday.
The Rockbridge County Sheriff's Office in Virginia was notified of the missing 15-year-old Monday.
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Leighia Nicole Faith Perkins was reported missing from the Goose Creek Road area of Rockbridge County, Virginia, according to the Rockbridge County Sheriff's Office.
Information and evidence collected at the scene allowed deputies and investigators to obtain and execute several social media, internet site, and internet service type search warrants to gather digital evidence and location information.
After collecting and analyzing the digital evidence, investigators contacted the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety for help locating the female and possible suspect.
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Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers went to a home in the Hawley Street area just after midnight Wednesday.
Officers found the female and arrested Matthew Kyle Suarez, 19, from the Texel Drive area, on an outstanding abduction warrant from the Rockbridge County Sheriff's Office.