Teen Found Inside Clothes Dryer Leads to Kidnapping Arrest in Florida
Detectives say Christopher Michael Veit hid the girl in a dryer and found counterfeit currency, while the U.S. Secret Service was notified.
- On Sunday, Monroe County Sheriff deputies arrested Christopher Michael Veit, 53, at his Key Largo home after discovering a teenage girl hidden inside a clothes dryer.
- Authorities responded to a residence on Miramar Drive around 11:45 a.m. Sunday after the victim called 911 "to report she was being held hostage." Investigators determined Veit restrained the teen and took her cellphone when she attempted to leave.
- Deputies charged Veit with kidnapping, false imprisonment, interference with child custody, and unlawful sexual activity with a minor. Detectives also discovered "several sheets of counterfeit currency" and notified the Secret Service.
- The victim received evaluation at Mariners Hospital in Tavernier before returning to family custody; records show Veit remains held in the MCSO Key West jail facility without bond.
- According to MCSO spokesperson Adam Linhardt, the investigation remains ongoing with further charges potentially pending, and Veit's arraignment is scheduled for August 4.
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Florida man allegedly kidnapped teen girl and hid her inside a clothes dryer before she called 911
A Florida man allegedly kidnapped a teenage girl and hid her inside a clothes dryer at his Key Largo home, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Teen found inside clothes dryer leads to kidnapping arrest in Florida
Christopher Michael Veit | Monroe County Sheriff’s Office KEY LARGO, Florida — A Florida man has been arrested after deputies say a teenage girl was found hidden inside a clothes dryer at his Key Largo home. Christopher Michael Veit, 53, was taken into custody on Sunday and charged with kidnapping/false imprisonment, interference with child custody and unlawful sexual activity with a minor, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Deputi…
Key Largo man facing charges after he allegedly hid out-of-county teen in dryer
A 53-year-old Key Largo man was arrested on June 21 after Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies discovered a teenage female from out-of-county hidden in a clothes dryer in his residence. The sheriff’s office responded to a Miramar Drive residence in Key Largo at approximately 11:45 a.m. after the victim called 911 to report she was being […]
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