Missing Polk County teen found safe

POLK COUNTY, Texas – The Polk County Sheriff's Office said a 15-year-old girl who ran away with her 19-year-old boyfriend on Oct. 15 was found safe Wednesday.

The teen, Breonna Whitman, was last seen at a Stripes gas station at FM 350 South and U.S. Highway 190, getting into a white Toyota Tacoma truck with two men, one of whom has been identified as her 19-year-old boyfriend, Salvador Soto. 

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Deputies said they made several attempts to locate Whitman and that she was believed to be in the Houston area with Soto. 

An arrest warrant was issued for Soto on a harboring a runaway charge. He has been arrested, deputies said.

 


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