A 13-year-old Kentucky girl who had been missing since October was found in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Saturday.

Montgomery County police said in a release Saturday afternoon that Wynter Wagoner, 13, was located in a Silver Spring home in the 12000 block of Dalewood Drive.

The Rockcastle Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post that Wagoner was last seen in Orlando, Kentucky, on Oct. 14.

Her father, Dusty Wagoner, had pleaded for her to reach out in the weeks leading up to her discovery. The family offered a $5,000 reward for any information that would lead to her safe return.

At an Oct. 22 news conference, officials said Wagoner was picked up early from school by her foster parents and when her parents went to check on her, they discovered she was gone.

Police and U.S. Marshals arrested 37-year-old Christian Alexander Delgado in connection with the case. The Rockcastle Sheriff’s Office is charging Delgado with kidnapping.

He’s awaiting extradition to Kentucky.

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A 13-year-old girl who went missing in Kentucky in October was found alive in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Friday, the Montgomery County Police Department said.

That teenage girl, Wynter Wagoner, was last seen on Oct. 14, in Orlando, Kentucky. Rockcastle County Sheriff Shannon Franklin confirmed that Wagoner was kidnapped.

On Friday, Dec. 26, Montgomery County police received a tip that Wagoner might be in a home in Silver Spring, Maryland. No information about the investigation or where the tip came from has been shared.

Officers were sent to a house in the 12000 block of Dalewood Drive just before 6 p.m. on Friday. Those officers and the U.S. Marshals working with them found Wagoner inside, along with 37-year-old Christian Alexander Delgado.

Wagoner was taken to a hospital for evaluation, Montgomery County police said. Authorities say she was found safe, but her exact condition is unclear.

Delgado was arrested by Montgomery County officers. Rockcastle County police have a warrant for Delgado’s arrest, charging him with kidnapping.

Delgado is being held in Montgomery County jail while he awaits extradition back to Kentucky.

Wagoner’s father shared a statement with WLEX, the NBC affiliate station in Lexington, Kentucky.

“Wynter has been found. She is safe and that’s about all the information we can give at this time,” Wagoner said to WLEX. “It’s very, very new — it just happened so the details are not clear at the moment. I don’t want to give any misinformation (and) I hope you understand… I do also want to say thank you for all the efforts in trying to find my daughter and all the prayers for her safety. We do truly appreciate it and are so thankful she’s OK.”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A 20-year-old from Kentucky was killed in a crash on Christmas Day in Meade County.

Kentucky State Police in Elizabethtown responded to a reported crash around 9 p.m. CDT Thursday, Dec. 25, at the intersection of Garrett and Brandenburg roads, according to a news release.

Investigators believe a pickup truck was headed west on Kentucky 144 when, “for unknown reasons,” it crossed the center line and hit an eastbound Nissan Sentra head-on. 

Trae McCormack, 20, of Ekron, Kentucky, was driving the Nissan and was pronounced dead at the scene, KSP said.

The pickup truck also hit a vehicle that was parked in a paved area off KY 144. The man in the vehicle was not injured.

The driver of the truck and a juvenile passenger were taken to a local hospital with injuries not thought to be life-threatening.

No additional details were immediately available. 

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