Cops: Arrest made in case of Fla. teen runaway

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -- An arrest has been made in the case of a Florida teen who vanished Aug. 15 and was found safe Wednesday, reports CBS Miami.

Volunteers and officials had been searching for 14-year-old Shaina McBride, who vanished Friday morning from the boat where she lived in Fort Lauderdale with her father, apparently leaving most of her personal belongings - including her shoes - behind.

Detectives have since learned that Shaina was a voluntary runaway, reports the station.

According to Ft. Lauderdale police, Shaina was found in a local hotel, and they've arrested the 19-year-old man who was with her, reports the station.

James Adam Pescovitz Gider is charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious battery on a minor. Police reportedly say he engaged in consensual sexual acts with the 14-year-old girl over the course of several days.

After learning his daughter was found at a hotel, Shaina's father David McBride told the station he suspected she wasn't there alone.

"There had to be circumstances that got her where she was," her father said. "It's not like she had money to pay for a hotel. Something and someone had to be involved here."

Family describe Shaina as a straight-A student who is active in her church. Family, friends and church members all joined in the in the search for her, including a brother who flew in from Idaho, reports CBS Miami.

"There were lots of tears and hugs. I'm just glad everything's okay," the girl's brother Benne McBride told the station after learning she was found safe.