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Abducted 12-year-old found in truck cab at Mississippi truck stop

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A 12-year-old girl was found at a truck stop in Mississippi on Tuesday after being abducted by a truck driver over the weekend. 

The girl was abducted on Sunday, September 29th in North Carolina and was found on Tuesday, October 2nd at the 35/55 Truck Stop in Vaiden, Mississippi, reported WTVA News.

Carroll County police and the FBI were alerted that the girl was in the Vaiden area, and began searching vehicles parked at the truck stop. The 12-year-old girl was eventually found in the cab of a tractor trailer driven by 35-year-old Randy Donovan Taylor. 

Taylor is from Columbus, South Carolina and is facing federal, state, and local charges. He is facing charges of possession of child pornography and lustful touching in Carroll County. 

“I want to thank the coalition of law enforcement agencies who worked together with us in returning this child to her family. Since her abduction on September 29th, the FBI has worked tirelessly trying to track and locate her along with many law enforcement agencies and officers, including but not limited to the Jackson Metro area, Intel Analysts, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, Rankin County Sheriff’s Office, Madison County Sheriffs Office, and our agency,” Carroll County Sheriff Clint Walker said to WJTV 12.

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