Missing Michigan 14-Year-Old Girl Found Hiding Inside Closet

According to Fox News, a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing by her foster family was found hiding in the closet of a Michigan home. 

A U.S. Marshals fugitive team found the girl on Tuesday, Feb. 7, in Port Huron, about 62 miles northeast of Detroit. State police contacted U.S. Deputy Marshal Robert Watson on Tuesday seeking help in locating the girl. According to Fox News, the occupants of the home refused entry and authorities ended up serving a search warrant to get inside. Watson reported that the house did not appear to be the site of human trafficking. 

CBS News reports that Child Protective Services took the young girl to the hospital where it was discovered she was pregnant. Deputy Watson told the Detroit Free Press, “She didn't know where she was going to go. She was pretty terrified. And she was afraid of losing her baby."

Authorities are pursuing parental kidnapping charges against the girl’s biological mother. The mother is believed to have found the girl after she ran away and started moving her from house to house, according to CBS News. The young girl has been reunited with her biological father.