**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

**Contact:**
Chad Flowers  
Public Information Officer  
919-618-1332  
cflowers@ncsbi.gov  

(SILER CITY, NC) - On Tuesday of this week, the Siler City Police Department requested assistance from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) regarding a missing juvenile. The SBI Criminal Apprehension Team (CAT) and the Computer Crimes Unit responded and started their investigation. CAT agents were able to learn that the victim had been abducted.

Two suspects were quickly identified. CAT assets were deployed to the cities of Asheboro and Kinston. Ronny Suarez and the 15-year-old female victim were located at 129 W. Strider Street in Asheboro, NC. The second suspect, Saul Ramirez Guvara, was located at the Quality Inn in Kinston, NC. Both suspects were taken into custody on charges including First Degree Kidnapping, Human Trafficking of a Child Victim, Solicit Child by Computer, and several other charges. The AMBER Alert was successfully resolved around 7:45 pm on Thursday evening.

This case was a great team effort for all involved, and the SBI is very proud of the work done by the entire team and the outcome achieved! The SBI would like to thank the Siler City Police Department, the FBI, the Chatham County Sheriff's Department, the Asheboro Police Department, the Greensboro Police Department VCAT, the Kinston Police Department, the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office, and the community for their collaboration in bringing this young girl home.

Both men are in custody and are awaiting their first court appearances. This case is currently under further investigation by the SBI, FBI, and the Siler City Police Department. Anyone with information about this case should call the Siler City Police Department at 919-742-5626.

Updates regarding this case will be provided on our social media platforms, through press releases, or on our website at www.ncsbi.gov.