A MISSING 14-year-old girl was found inside a closet more than 400 miles from home a month after she vanished.
The teen was rescued after an eerie sighting at a convenience store that led cops to search a Wichita, Kansas home.
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Police arrested 35-year-old David E. Roark on multiple charges after he allegedly abducted the child from Arkansas.
Roark also had outstanding warrants from Kentucky, according to cops.
His arrest comes after an investigation by the Exploited and Missing Child Unit and the White County Sheriff’s Office in Arkansas.
The Wichita Police department were contacted by a White County sergeant after midnight on Wednesday.
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The officer was looking for help in locating a 14-year-old girl who left home in early November and never returned, Officer Chad Ditch said.
A lead in the case came when the girl was seen with a man in a convenience store before leaving with him in a car.
White County investigators learned that the suspect was possibly in the Wichita area.
Following an investigation, police found out that Roark was likely staying at a nearby home.
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He was arrested when he was seen leaving the house.
Officers then found the missing teen inside a closet.
Both the girl and Roark were interviewed by The Exploited and Missing Child Unit.
Based on those interviews, "it was discovered further crimes had occurred in Wichita," according to police.
A search warrant was executed and Roark was charged with kidnapping, child abuse, and solicitation of a child.
"The child has since been reunited with her family," police said in a statement.
"It’s thanks to excellent police work by the White County Sheriff’s Office and our officers and detectives with EMCU/ICAC that we were able to locate and recover this child and get her back to her family."
Roark will appear in court on Monday.
No further details about the relationship between the suspect and victim have been released except that Roark met the teen online.
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Roark is being held in jail on a $1.5million bond.
The U.S. Sun contacted the district attorney’s office for comment but did not hear back by the time of publication.
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