Two girls missing since Sunday have been found safe in Colorado, and a possible abduction suspect was in custody Wednesday night.
Authorities issued an Amber Alert in Colorado on Wednesday after a Texas man suspected of abducting the girls was spotted in southern Colorado.
A previous alert was issued by the Round Rock, Texas, Police Department after officers found 44-year-old Tonya Bates dead at her home on Sunday and her two daughters — Luluvioletta “Lulu” Bandera-Magret, 7, and Lilianais “Lily” Griffith, 14 — missing.
The suspect in custody was Terry Miles, 44.
Police suspected the girls were not willingly traveling with Miles, whom they previously identified as Bates’ roommate. Banks said in a previous news conference that Bates’ death was suspicious, calling Miles a person of interest. reported that Miles has an extensive criminal record in Louisiana and California.
Police received tips suggesting the three were in southern Colorado. Video surveillance showed Miles at a business in Trinidad on Saturday, Banks said. He did not give the name of the business.
