Missing Timpson girl found safe; police arrest Army soldier

Missing Timpson girl found safe; police arrest Army soldier
Posted: Aug 19, 2011 10:40 AM
Updated: Aug 20, 2011 12:15 AM
By Donna McCollum

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KTRE) -
A 14-year-old Timpson girl who was reported missing from a local Amber Alert system has been found safe, according to League City authorities.

The Army soldier that Wichita Falls Police found with her, James Dean Martin, 21, has been booked into the Wichita County Jail on a charge of harboring a runaway and enticing a child. Officials said Martin will be arraigned Saturday morning before a Wichita County judge.

According to a League City press release, a tip was called in to the Wichita Falls Police around 8:45 a.m. Friday, advising them that the car described in the Amber Alert was parked on the side of the road. Police located the car and found Andrea Fox and James Dean Martin, 20, asleep inside the vehicle.

Her mother, Shay Schoening, said she was on the way to see Fox.

Wichita Falls Police have questioned Fox and Martin was booked into the jail Friday evening, according to jail records.

According to Snyder, a tipster saw the billboard about 1.5 miles before he saw the vehicle.

"We appreciate citizens' focus on our signs and it just shows how well this system works," Snyder said.

Fox was last seen about 1 a.m. Tuesday in League City, which is in Galveston County, near Houston.

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