(Photo provided by New Sewickley Police in original release)
(New Sewickley Twp., Beaver County Pa.) The New Sewickley Township Police Department reported early Tuesday morning that charges have been filed against two people having to do with the incident that happened last Friday in which 17-year old Isabella Phillips was reported as a missing person. New Sewickley Police stated in the release that as a result of the collaborative effort and criminal investigation conducted involving the New Sewickley Township Police Department, the Beaver County District Attorney’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Ohio Attorney General Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Mansfield Ohio Police Department, the Bucyrus Ohio Police Department, and the Crawford County Ohio Sheriffs Office charges were filed against Johnathan Crowe, 25, of Mansfield, Ohio, who is in custody and was charged with felony Human Trafficking by the Mansfield Police Department. In addition, Ashlynn Quaintance, 19, of Bucyrus, Ohio, was also charged and is in custody. She is facing charges of various crimes by the Crawford County Ohio Prosecutors Office in conjunction with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office.
Officers also state that Additional charges may be filed as this incident remains under investigation.
Currently, the Ohio Attorney General Bureau of Criminal Investigation is leading the ongoing investigation.
The New Sewickley Township Police Department said in the release that they would like to thank all of the volunteer organizations and law enforcement agencies who participated in the search for Isabella, as well as the associated criminal investigation involved in this incident. The primary focus of the incident was to locate Isabella Phillips and return her safely to her family. That mission has been accomplished. officials now say that the primary focus is to identify all individuals involved in this criminal activity and ensure that they are held responsible for their