Two men arrested, missing girl found in stolen van, Nebraska police say

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Two men were arrested in western Nebraska this week after they were caught with a missing girl in a stolen vehicle.

On Monday, Nebraska State Police received a report of a stolen minivan traveling on Highway 83.

Authorities in Colorado, where the van was stolen, told police the missing teenager was likely inside the van.

They suspected that the teenager, a 13-year-old girl who went missing in South Dakota, might be in danger.

At about 3:10pm a police officer spotted the van and stopped it south of Thedford.

The officer found the girl inside and arrested two men: 20-year-old Marquise Spotted Eagle and 23-year-old Davation Taylor, both of South Dakota.

Investigators said they learned the men also stole a vehicle in South Dakota.

According to the patrol, officers found a rifle stolen from that vehicle on the side of Highway 83.

Police believe the men threw him from the van before stopping him for a road check.

The pair were booked into the Lincoln County Jail on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a stolen firearm, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, aiding and abetting, child endangerment and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.