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Missing South Carolina Teen Mackenzie Dalton Found Safe After Monthlong Search Leads to Arrest
Authorities found Mackenzie Dalton safe after a monthlong search; an 18-year-old was arrested for obstruction of justice, police said.
- On January 6, 2026, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department said Mackenzie Dalton, 16, was found safe in Lexington County after a monthlong search.
- Last seen leaving her Lexington home in late Nov., Mackenzie Dalton, 16, was considered an endangered juvenile due to her age and length of disappearance, authorities said.
- Deputies recovered the vehicle Dalton drove and the suitcase taken from her home during the investigation, and investigators said they believed she may have been with a man she knew.
- Lexington County deputies held Mackenzie Keith English Jr., 18, on a $10,000 bond, charging him with obstruction after authorities said he lied about being with Dalton.
- Investigators said they have no reason to believe Dalton was held against her will or with anyone she did not want to be with.
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A youth in South Carolina, in the United States, who was given away as disappeared at the end of last year, was found healthy. A person was arrested. According to the office of the chief of the county of Lexington, Mackenzie Dalton, aged 16, was found in the county, following the investigation that was launched after his disappearance. The authorities indicate that there are no evidence that the young man has been detained until now or was in so…
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Concern is growing in South Carolina over a missing 16-year-old girl, Mackenzie Dalton, who has not been seen since late November and is now listed by authorities as a “runaway juvenile at risk.”
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