Authorities issued an Amber Alert on February 26. Following an intensive search, they located the teen in Dare County.

The teen from Harnett County was found safe after a massive search, but she had been taken more than 100 miles away.

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

Elihue Martin Mahler, 31, 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 ...

WTVD, an ABC affiliate, reports that 32-year-old Elihue Martin Mahler of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and 24-year-old Austyn Lee ...

New warrants show that a Harnett County teenage girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert last week made plans on Instagram to meet up with one of the suspects now charged with human trafficking.

In the Harnett County case, Elihue Mahler and Austyn Cole were charged with Human Trafficking of a Child Victim, Felony ...

Harnett County Sheriff Wayne Coats says Elihue Mahler, 31, of Virginia Beach, and Austyn Cole, of Kitty Hawk, face numerous charges. The two were charged with human trafficking/child victim ...

New warrants show that a Harnett County teenage girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert last week made plans on Instagram ...

SPRING LAKE, N.C. (WNCN) — New warrants show that a Harnett County teenage girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert last week made plans on Instagram to meet up with one of the suspects now ...

A second 15-year-old in a week in North Carolina was subject to human trafficking, according to the State Bureau of ...