(Des Moines, Iowa) – Officials with the FBI say a teenager from Arizona who was reported missing earlier this month after flying to Des Moines to meet with someone she met online, was found safe in Ankeny, and a 20-year male was arrested in connection with the incident. 17-year-old Liliana Munguia was located in Ankeny Friday afternoon. The FBI arrested 20-year-old Malachi Reed, charges are pending.

As previously reported, the 17-year-old was seen on home security video leaving her father’s home in Bapchule, Arizona, at 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 5th. Later that evening, she purchased a plane ticket and flew from Mesa, Arizona, to Des Moines to meet an individual she had met online.

17-year-old Liliana Munguia