North Central Oklahoma Man Caught With Texas Teen Runaway

Editor's Note: The OSBI corrected the suspect's name to Earl Mullendore.

A 54-year-old Oklahoma man has been arrested for harboring a runaway teenage girl, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

The 14-year-old Texas girl had been reported missing by her family on March 7, 2012. On Tuesday, she was found safe in Kay County after investigators traced cell phone calls made to her phone by Earl Mullendore of Braman.

Mullendore was arrested after the girl was found at his home in the 6700 block of West 60th Street. He was booked into the Kay County jail on a complaint of harboring a runaway.

Authorities are still investigating the relationship between Mullendore and the Harris County girl.