Missing Lexington County teenager found safe, police say
A 15-year-old girl from Gaston who was missing for days was located, according to police.
Lilith Donelle Currier was found in Fairfield County on Friday night and is safe with her family, Lexington County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.
Currier left her grandfather’s house on the 400 block of Irvin Jumper Street in Gaston on June 26 and wasn’t seen for a week by her family, according to deputies.
The sheriff’s department announced it was searching for 15-year-old Lilith Donelle Currier on Friday afternoon and asked for the public’s help. The department said she was found about seven hours later.
Detectives believe 39-year-old Korraye Ford convinced Currier to leave her guardian, according to deputies. Sometime later he picked up the teen, Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said.
“We’re not sure where they went from there or how long they were together,” he said.
Deputies arrested Ford on Wednesday. He is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Currier was not with Ford when he was arrested, according to deputies.
“He’s refused to share any information about Lilith with us,” the department said in a statement.
Ford pleaded guilty to domestic violence in 2012 and 2018, court records show.
Deputies are continuing to investigate the incident.