UPDATE — 1/6/26 at 9:58 p.m. ET: Mackenzie Dalton is no longer missing, after being located safely by police — and the mystery man she was with has been arrested.
Dalton, 16, was brought back to Lexington County, authorities said in a statement. “We have no reason to believe Dalton was ever held against her will or with someone she didn’t want to be with,” reads the statement.
“We have arrested Mackenzie Keith English, Jr., 18, in connection with this case,” it added. “He is charged with obstruction of justice. He is accused of lying to investigators about being with Dalton and his knowledge o...
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