STURGIS, S.D. (KELO) -- Tuesday the Sturgis Police were able to locate and arrest a suspect after a juvenile girl from the Black Hills area was being held against her will.

Eventually, the girl was able to escape and report the crime to the authorities.

Sturgis Police got the initial call from the juvenile victim early Tuesday morning.

"So the first thing was making sure our victim was cared for, making sure she's reunited with her family, her guardians. And then also getting the suspect into custody, that was our two main goals." Sturgis Chief of Police Geody VanDewater said

That suspect was 39-year-old Michael Wilson of Sturgis.

"So, while doing surveillance, we noticed the person in question was loading up in a car with some individuals that were unrelated to this and they ended up

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