Myspace Meeting Puts Man In Custody
Meeting Prompted Amber Alert
POSTED: Thursday, May 11, 2006
An Indiana man remains in Macomb County Jail after being caught by police with a minor.
The 25-year-old man met the 13-year-old Harrison Township girl on myspace.com. He told police the girl posted provocative photos of herself and claimed to be 18 years old, Local 4 reported.
The Indiana man arranged a meeting with the girl on Tuesday evening, which prompted the girl's mother to phone police, and an Amber Alert was issued.
Using information from the girl's computer, investigators were able send a signal to the man's cell phone to determine which cell phone tower he was near.
Officers caught the two in Kalamazoo County.
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