A 14-year-old Minnesota girl who reportedly ran away with a convicted sex offender has been found in Las Vegas.
Angela Tschida of Cottage Grove had been missing since July 2, when her mother woke up to find her room empty, her computer accounts wiped clear and many of her possessions gone. Tschida had left a note for her mother, Brigitte, according to Kare 11 News, saying that she was safe and she would see her again in the future.
Since then, law enforcement officials nationwide have been looking for Tschida. On Friday, she approached a security guard at a Grey Hound bus station. The guard immediately contacted Las Vegas Police, and Tschida has been in their care ever since. Cottage Grove Police, the Washington County Attorney’s Office and the Center for Missing and Exploited Children are working to bring Tschida home.
It is believed that Tschida ran away with Alexius McMullin, a 37-year-old man who had dated Tschida’s mother last year. The couple had broken up, according to Brigitte Tschida.
McMullin has been convicted of attacking a woman with a samurai sword and then trying to strangle her, according to authorities. He also was arrested for armed robbery and kidnapping in the early 90s.
McMullin was not with Tschida when she approached the security guard, and authorities still have not located him. Anyone with information about McMullin has been asked to contact Detective Tom Ueland at (651) 4558-6012.
McMullin has active felony arrest warrants in Hennepin and Washington counties.
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