On March 5th, 2025, officers responded to a domestic disturbance involving a weapon. By the next day, the same couple would be linked to the disappearance of a 16-year-old girl. When deputies arrived, they ordered the man out of the vehicle at gunpoint. He claimed he had nothing on him, but officers quickly detained him and began searching the area. Inside the home, they met the woman who made the call. Shaking and bruised, [music] she explained she was trying to leave, but her boyfriend blocked her path. She said he loaded a harpoonstyle air rifle while threatening to beat her, leaving her terrified for her life. Officers searched the property and found drugs and even a litter of neglected puppies hidden inside the suspect's car. When questioned, the man insisted the weapon was just an air rifle and denied threatening her. [music] But the video evidence and her injuries told a different story. He was arrested for aggravated assault and drug possession.