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Missing teen from Texas found, four arrested for child trafficking Louisiana State Police say

"The juvenile is now safe and placed into the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services," LSP said.
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FILE - This Sept. 25, 2020, file photo, shows a Louisiana State Police vehicle in Louisiana. New court filings show Louisiana State Police troopers joked in a group text about beating a Black man after a high-speed chase last year, saying the beating would give the man “nightmares for a long time.” The May 2020 arrest of Antonio Harris bears strong resemblance to the State Police pursuit a year earlier that ended in the still-unexplained death of Ronald Greene. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

BATON ROUGE, La. — Four people were arrested in Gonzales after a Texas teen reported missing was found, according to the Louisiana State Police. State police said the individuals were booked on charges related to trafficking of children for sexual purposes.

The investigation led to the arrests of Kiara Davis, 20 of Gonzales,  Jayden Hodge, 19 of Dallas, TX, Antonio Jackson, 21 of Phoenix, AZ, and La'Niyia Campbell, 18 of Dallas, TX.

The Louisiana State Police-Special Victims Unit said they worked overnight and used various investigative methods to find the teen.

All four were booked into the Ascension Parish Jail. "The juvenile is now safe and placed into the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services. These cases remain under investigation," a release said.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Gonzales Police Department also worked on the investigation.

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