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Missing S.C. Teen Mackenzie Dalton Found Safe After Monthlong Search, Man Arrested on Obstruction Charge

Deputies say there is no indication she was held against her will.

Overview

  • The 16-year-old was located in Lexington County following an investigation by the sheriff’s office.
  • Deputies arrested 18-year-old Mackenzie Keith English Jr. and charged him with obstruction of justice.
  • Investigators allege English lied about being with Dalton and about his knowledge of her whereabouts.
  • Dalton was last seen leaving her Lexington home in late November and had been classified as an endangered juvenile after her car and a suitcase were recovered.
  • Authorities had said they believed she might be with a man she knew, and they did not release details about that person before the arrest.