New Mexico State Police have arrested Kyle Steven Eckmann, 20, in connection with the kidnapping of a 15-year-old Texas girl.

Around 8 p.m. Friday, license plate readers alerted state police about a Volkswagen sedan believed to be connected to the teen's disappearance that was traveling west on Interstate 10 outside Deming, Sgt. Ricardo Breceda announced in a news release Sunday evening.

As officers approached Eckmann, Breceda alleged, he first crossed the center median and crashed into a ditch and then threatened officers by claiming he was armed. After officers determined Eckmann was unarmed, the news release states, he was arrested without incident.

Eckmann was charged with kidnapping, child abuse, assaulting and fleeing from a police officer and intimidation of a witness, the news r

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