PAJARO — A Pajaro man and a 16-year-old boy in a stolen vehicle picked up a 12-year-old girl who ran away from a group home on Monday, and were arrested when they brought her back, according to Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Cleveland.
Miguel Fernandez, 19, was arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor and possession of a stolen vehicle. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail, jail records showed.
The 16-year-old boy was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office did not release any details about the girl.
Investigators later found two additional vehicles that were stolen from a Pajaro dealership near one of the suspects’ residence, Cleveland said.
According to Cleveland, the meeting between the girl and the suspects was pre-arranged. It is not clear how they knew the girl.
