FBI Raids Montana Home in Connection with Alicia Navarro Case, Man Detained
In a significant development in the Alicia Navarro case, FBI agents raided a Montana home where the previously missing Arizona teen had been living before she voluntarily turned herself into authorities last week, according to sources. An unidentified man was seen being escorted away from the residence in handcuffs.
Navarro, who disappeared from her family's Glendale home four years ago, leaving behind only a brief apology note, walked into a local Montana police department on July 23. She requested to be removed from the national registry of missing children. Authorities are now investigating how Navarro traveled from Arizona to Montana and identifying who she had been living with.
The raid, which took place last Wednesday, saw Navarro "hang her head" and cover her eyes as FBI agents conducted the search. Neighbors described a chaotic scene outside the apartment where Navarro led investigators. Local resident Ron Turner reported seeing three Havre police cars pull up outside the building. The officers, joined by armed FBI agents in tactical gear, surrounded the building before making entry.
Turner recalled seeing a man being escorted from the home in handcuffs. "They put him in a police car and they left fairly quickly," he said. Shortly after, a young girl was brought out of the apartment. Turner described her as looking very young and appearing distressed. "She seemed fine when she first came out. Then she covered her eyes like this for a while," he said. The girl was later identified as Navarro.
Two days after the raid, police announced that a man had been detained in connection with Navarro's disappearance. However, it remains unconfirmed if this was the same man who was in the apartment with Navarro. The investigation is ongoing as authorities continue to unravel the circumstances surrounding Navarro's disappearance and her life in Montana.