Missing Bristol, Tennessee 11-year-old found in Maryville, suspect arrested

Investigators said an 11-year-old Bristol, Tennessee juvenile had been exchanging messages online before the child’s disappearance with an 18-year-old from Maryville.

A city report said no leads were produced on the duo’s location until police pinged cell phones and obtained online chat records that led them to a possible address where Elijah Millsaps Fuson and the girl were found by Maryville police and taken into custody.

Fuson faces charges in Blount County and is being held on a $100,000 bond. He will be brought back to Sullivan County where he will face one count of especially aggravated kidnapping, according to the city statement.

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