Texas teen arrested in kidnapping of two underage females

Cameron Snody (Courtesy/NHSP)

CONCORD - A Texas man was arrested on kidnapping charges Friday after meeting up with an underage New Hampshire female and driving her and another girl to New York.

State Police got involved in the case around 9 a.m. on Friday after they Troop C detectives got a request from Swanzey to assist them with a reported kidnapping that had occurred in their town in the early morning hours.

According to the reports, an 18-year-old male from Fort Worth, Texas, had flown to the state with the intention of meeting a 17-year-old female with whom he had been speaking using a popular messaging application.

The male was identified as Cameron Snody and the female.

Snody is alleged to have stolen the victim's brother's vehicle and driven the victim and her 15-year-old friend to New York City before contact was made with the younger female, who informed family members that they were traveling northbound.

Through a joint effort with Connecticut State Police, the vehicle driven by Snody was located on Interstate 91 in Connecticut around 10:15 a.m. Snody was taken into custody without incident, and the two juvenile females were transported to the local hospital where it was determined they were unharmed.

Snody is charged in New Hampshire with two counts of kidnapping as well as theft by unauthorized taking. He is currently being held in custody in Connecticut awaiting extradition.