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Teen missing from Dumfries located safe and unharmed, 21-year-old arrested

Posted at 8:42 PM, Feb 21, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-23 12:43:03-05

DUMFRIES, Va. – Authorities have located a child who went missing February 20 and arrested a 21-year-old has been arrested.

Virginia State Police issued an endangered missing child alert on behalf of the Prince William County Police Department on Tuesday for the 15-year-old.

She was located safe and unharmed Thursday morning in the company of Meiti Metsla, who has since been arrested for a Prince William County Police felony charge of using a communication device to solicit certain offenses involving children.

The Prince William County Police Department thanked the FBI, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and State Police for their assistance.