Man arrested after traveling to see underage Florida girl he met on ‘Fortnite,’ police say

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Police in Edgewater have released a body-cam video that shows officers locating a local girl who was reported missing.

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Officers said they found her in the car of an 18-year-old man from Michigan.

On Monday, police stopped Kaden Schienle on Interstate 95 traveling through Volusia County.

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Investigators say he traveled overnight from Michigan to meet the underage girl, who left her home without telling her parents.

According to a report, the two met each other through the online videogame “Fortnite.”

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That girl has since been reunited with her family.

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