Found Alive NC - AS, 15, Spring Lake address, Harnett County, 26 Feb 2025 - *ARRESTS*

[imstilla.grandma]

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Strifler is 15 years old and has a Spring Lake address

Amber Alert canceled: 15-year-old girl located in Dare County :: WRAL.com

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[imstilla.grandma]

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UPDATE: AMBER Alert canceled for North Carolina teen

An AMBER Alert is issued for a missing 15-year-old North Carolina girl.

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[stormymama]

I was just about to come here and post. Thank you for posting. This is local to me. I haven't gotten much info off social media, but her mother did make a Facebook post.

 

[mlhenn]

Amber Alert canceled: 15-year-old girl located in Dare County :: WRAL.com

According to the Harnett County Sheriff's Office, Cameo Strifler, her mother, said she had been missing since Tuesday around 6:15 a.m. Cameo believes her daughter was picked up outside their home on Storey Acres Road.

There’s no word on who might have picked her up, or what the vehicle may have looked like.

 

[stormymama]

While it’s very possible an online predator picked her up, I don’t think random violence is off the table. Spring Lake is not the greatest area. Moo.

 

[borndem]

Hoping for good news, but this doesn't sound good.
I sadly must agree with stormymama -- Spring Lake is not the greatest area -- MOO as well.
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Spring Lake, NC, is about 5 miles from Ft. Bragg which is a fairly large Army Base -- The population in Ft. Bragg is about 40,000.
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A bit about Spring Lake, NC - - -
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Spring Lake is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The 2010 census recorded the population at 11,964 people, with a estimated population in 2019 of 12,005. Wikipedia

• Current Weather: Clear 51°F/11°C
• Local Time: 10:21 PM EST, Wednesday
• County: Cumberland County, North Carolina
• Population: 11,660

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[imstilla.grandma]

Amber Alert canceled for 15-year-old in Spring Lake

An Amber Alert for 15-year-old Harnett County girl has been canceled.

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[stormymama]

To limit any confusion about the counties, Spring Lake is on the Harnett/Cumberland line. Azalea lives in Harnett County, I believe in the Overhills community. moo

 

[stormymama]

FOUND SAFE!

Men given $5M bond each after Harnett County teen found safe after AMBER Alert was issued

The two men face kidnapping, human trafficking and other charges.

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[Unalienable Rights]

https://www.counton2.com/news/national-news/2-charged-with-human-trafficking-in-connection-to-spring-lake-teen-found-in-dare-county/

The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that two people were arrested after a 15-year-old girl was found following a statewide Amber Alert.

In a press conference Thursday afternoon, Sheriff Wayne Coats said 31-year-old Elihue Martin Mahler of Virginia Beach, Va. and 23-year-old Austyn Lee Cole of Kitty Hawk were arrested in connection to the incident.

Both suspects have been charged with:

• felony human trafficking of a child victim
• felony kidnapping
• felony conspiracy to kidnap
• felony conspiracy human trafficking

 

[borndem]

Suspects found!

Found safe!! Good news.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Men charged with trafficking face $5 million bonds after Amber Alert in Harnett County :: WRAL.com

Editor's note: WRAL News is no longer reporting the girl's name to protect her identity in light of the human trafficking charges.

Bonds were increased to $5 million on Friday for two men charged in connection with an Amber Alert issued earlier this week in Harnett County.

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Mahler appeared in court Friday around 11:15 a.m. with no attorney, choosing to represent himself. Cole appeared next and was assigned a court-appointed attorney.

A judge increased both men's bonds to $5 million and set their next court date for March 11.

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More details in linked article.

 

[iQuill]

Oh my gosh, so glad she has been found!
May justice be quick and severe!
Moo

 

[iusedtofloat]

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Search warrants show 15-year-old at center of AMBER Alert met alleged abductors on Instagram

The teen was eventually found with the suspects in Dare County.

abc11.com

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Documents show that the teen told her mom she needed to go outside to get a water bottle from their car, however, a conversation using Instagram's direct messaging system shows she was making plans to meet up with a person with the username "rich_mf_ez", which belonged to Mahler, according to search warrants.

On Feb. 25, the account messaged the girl "Yo" and "Where you at." After the teen responded, "rich_mf_ez" instructed her multiple times to delete all of the messages before leaving.

He then told her "Look in like 12 minutes go ahead and sneak out and start walking down the street."

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the girl's mother told investigators her daughter's phone had parental controls that prevented her from downloading social media apps. But the teen had a tablet, which was missing from the scene, without those controls.