3 arrested in Amber Alert after missing 11-year-old Florida girl was found safe

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – Three men were arrested in connection with the disappearance of an 11-year-old Florida girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert.

An Amber Alert was issued Monday for Montana Breseman, who was found safe in Tampa on Tuesday, according to Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco.

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Luis Alberto Encarnacion, 22, and two other men were arrested in the case, Nocco said.

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“It makes no sense that a 22-year-old man is with an 11-year-old child unless horrific things happen in that place,” said Nocco. In her mind she thought Louis was her boyfriend. We all know this is not real. What’s real is that Louis was acting like a predator. “

Authorities said it was believed that the man and girl interacted through social media.

Before Breseman was found, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office released a surveillance video showing her at a 7-Eleven getting into a car.

The men who picked her up were identified by Nocco as Reginald Clark, 17, of Jacksonville, and Jonathon MacGregor, 19, of Clearwater. Detectives later contacted them, but Breseman was not with them. Both were arrested on charges of interfering with the custody of the child.

Nocco said authorities are trying to determine whether the two are linked to Encarnacion.

As of Tuesday morning, Nocco said Breseman remains in custody from the sheriff’s office and that his agency is working with the state to find a stable home for her.

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Her mother is in prison. Her father is nowhere in the picture. She has gone from one adverse childhood experience to another, ”said Nocco. “She’s looking for that stability, that caring nature, that most children have in life.”

Nocco said Breseman lived in Thonotosassa, Hillsborough County, and attends River Ridge Middle School.