WTVD, an ABC affiliate, reports that 32-year-old Elihue Martin Mahler of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and 24-year-old Austyn Lee Cole of Kitty Hawk face charges of felony human trafficking of a child victim, felony kidnapping, felony conspiracy to kidnap, and felony conspiracy, human trafficking.

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.

Kidnapping and human trafficking charges have been filed against two men from Hampton Roads in connection to an Amber Alert issued in North Carolina.

Both suspects initially made contact with the missing teen online, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

An arrest warrant shows a 15-year-old girl, who was the subject of an Amber Alert, arranged to meet one of her alleged kidnappers via hidden Instagram messages.

Two men are accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing Wednesday and ultimately found safe in Kitty Hawk Thursday, according to the Harnett County Sheriff's Office.

Both men are now being held at the Chatham County Jail on charges including first-degree kidnapping, human trafficking of ... 31, of Virginia Beach, and Austyn Lee Cole, 23, of Kitty Hawk, North ...

of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and 23-year-old Austyn Lee Cole of Kitty Hawk, face charges of felony human trafficking of a child victim, felony kidnapping, felony conspiracy to kidnap, and felony ...

A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week charging a Florida man with federal charges related to sex trafficking, according to the DOJ.

Two men, one from Virginia Beach and one from North Carolina's Outer Banks, face kidnapping and human trafficking counts, among other charges.

A 15-year-old Spring Lake girl who was abducted on Tuesday, Feb. 25, was later found in Kitty Hawk and two men were arrested on Thursday. According to a release from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation,

Both suspects initially made contact with the missing teen online, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.