OK Officer Arrested In Las Vegas, Accused Of Abducting Teen

An Oklahoma police officer was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, after authorities said he abducted a 15-year-old girl.

According to KOVR, a CBS Affiliate in Sacramento, California, a 15-year-old girl from Turlock, California, went missing on Wednesday. Turlock police identified her suspected abductor as a man in his 30s named Danniel Boone Morgan II. 

Police noted that Morgan knew the girl, although their exact relationship had not been identified, KOVR reported.

Thursday morning, authorities announced that Morgan and the girl have been found safe in Las Vegas. Morgan was arrested and the girl will be reunited with her family.

According to Turlock police, Morgan is a police officer with the Kiowa Police Department in Oklahoma. He has been put on administrative leave.