Preliminary hearing set for Carthage man accused of kidnapping 15-year-old Texas girl

A 9 a.m. Thursday, December 14 preliminary hearing is scheduled for a Carthage man who allegedly took a 15-year-old Texas girl from her home and bringing her to Missouri.

Charles Ward Kuentzel, Jr., 21, faces felony charges of kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child.

The Carthage Police Department arrested Kuentzel at his home August 31 on a felony warrant from Wheeler County, Texas, for unlawful restraint. The girl had been missing since July 24.