Overview
- Fifteen-year-old Alisa Petrov made voluntary contact with the Colorado Springs Police Department on June 1 and was confirmed safe and in good health after more than a month missing.
- Petrov disappeared on April 21 after being dropped off at her South Jordan, Utah, school and was believed to be en route to Las Vegas following online communications.
- Investigators have charged 35-year-old Matthew Nicholas Menard of Miami and 37-year-old William Taylor Glines of Texas City with multiple counts including aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and enticement.
- Authorities are working to determine how Petrov covered the 500-mile journey to Colorado Springs and whether she was coerced or held against her will.
- The case has involved coordinated efforts by law enforcement agencies in Utah, Colorado, Texas and Florida and remains under active investigation.