Florida man arrested for allegedly flying to Utah to kidnap, marry teenager

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A Florida man was arrested for allegedly flying to Utah and kidnapping a teenager with the intent to marry her over the weekend, according to arrest documents.

Alex Pete Guy, 33, was arrested on one count of aggravated kidnapping, which is a first-degree felony, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in Utah County. He is accused of traveling from Florida to Utah, taking a 17-year-old girl from her home, and driving to Wyoming.

Arrest documents said Guy used a rental car to pick up the victim from her Utah County home “without her parents’ knowledge or consent to marry her.” The victim confirmed that Guy had picked her up and traveled to Wyoming.

The victim’s mother reported that her 17-year-old daughter was missing around April 27. A friend of the victim reportedly said that the victim had been speaking to a man in his 30s online.

The victim’s phone was not able to be tracked because it “only utilizes wifi connections,” police said. However, her Bluetooth headphones were tracked, and location data showed that the victim was in Wyoming.

Utah officials contacted law enforcement in Wyoming and were able to locate and identify the victim using the GPS data from her headphones.

“The Defendant was interviewed and indicated that he had been talking to [the victim] online for 3 months,” arrest documents read. “The Defendant knew that [the victim] was 17-years-old and planned to marry her.”

Utah law requires signed consent from parents or guardians for marriages involving a minor aged 16 or 17. The consent form needs to be delivered to the county clerk in person. Wyoming law also requires parental consent for marriages involving a 16-year-old or a 17-year-old.

Arrest documents requested that Guy be held without bail.