A missing teenage girl was found locked behind a trap door inside the Kentucky home of a 34-year-old man who allegedly raped and assaulted her after she disappeared from her home several states earlier this month.
The 16-year-old victim was rescued from Zackary Jones’ home on Christmas Day after he was reported missing in early December from his home in North Carolina, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said.
He was found by officers behind a hidden trap door covered with carpet in Jones’ bedroom, according to an arrest report obtained by a local outlet.
Deputies initially visited the home after Jones’ mother called authorities about a fight between her adult son and his “girlfriend,” WTVQ reported.
When law enforcement arrived, Jones claimed the girl was not there, but officers quickly arrested her after seeing drug paraphernalia in the open.
Deputies were placed in a patrol car and then searched the house to find the “girlfriend.” They found him in a hidden compartment and realized he was a missing North Carolina teenager. He looked “very tall,” WKYT reported.
The 16-year-old victim was found behind a hidden trap door covered with carpet inside Zackary Jones’ home. WKYT
The victim told the sheriff’s office that Jones had sexually assaulted her and that the two used crack cocaine together, according to an arrest citation obtained by WCNC.
When Jones first made contact with the girl, he claimed she was only 19, the victim said.
But when she reaches his house with him, she learns the man’s true age. Jones allegedly threatened her and forced her to tell her family that she was 18, the citation said.
The teenager was rescued from a Kentucky home on Christmas Day. Google world
The teenagers also said they had been pulled over by a police officer driving home from North Carolina for a traffic violation, and Jones said he would shoot the officer if they were asked to get out of the car, the citation alleges.
Jones allegedly admitted to deputies that he had sex with the teenager after picking her up from his home, according to the citation.
Jones faces charges of rape, sodomy, assault, strangulation, unlawful imprisonment, terroristic threats, unlawful transactions with minors and various drug-related charges, according to reports.
He could face more charges as the investigation continues, including in North Carolina.
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