Florida police say a missing friend of missing mom Cassie Carly has been arrested in Tennessee. “Marcus Spanevelo is currently in custody,” the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office in Florida said in a Facebook post on Saturday. “He was arrested by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Highway Patrol in Tennessee, Lebanon, where he is being held on the following charges: Falsifying evidence, Providing false information about a missing person search, Destroying evidence.” The brochure is considered a gathering place for volunteers looking for Cassie Carli on Navarre Beach, Florida, April 2, 2022 (Fox News Digital / Stephanie Pagones) UKRAINE REJECTS RUSSIAN TROOPS AROUND KIEV: LIVE UPDATES The statement said Spanevelo was arrested on a warrant from the department’s major crime unit, which was signed by a judge. “At the moment, this case remains under active investigation,” the statement added. “We are concerned about the information being released because of the sensitivity of this case. The search for Cassie Carly is ongoing. The common child is still safe.” THE MOBILE PHONE OF MY STRONG MOTHER CASSIE CARLI OF FLORIDA WAS NOT FOUND. WOMAN WARNED FAMILY ABOUT EX, SISTER SAYS Volunteers gather in Navarre Beach, Florida for instructions before embarking on their search for Cassie Carli, April 2, 2022 (Fox News Digital / Stephanie Pagones) Police told Fox News Digital that Spanevelo was arrested around 10 a.m. local time in Lebanon, Tennessee, and that a press conference would be held early next week. Carli was last seen on Sunday night as she met Spanevelo, her daughter’s father, in the parking lot of a seaside restaurant near her home in Navarre. Investigators later located her vehicle, with her bag inside, and confirmed that the couple’s 4-year-old daughter was safe. But Carly remains missing and loved ones, community members and police are still desperately searching. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION The youngest Carli – who had told Fox News Digital that Cassie he felt “extremely” insecure around Spanevelo – further explained on Friday that her sister had previously warned them about the man. A sign for Juana’s Pagodas, the restaurant where Cassie and the father of her child met in the parking lot. (Fox News Digital / Stephanie Pagones) “In general, her relationship with him was always like that, she was afraid of him,” said Carli’s younger sister, Raeann Carli. “She was always in control and trying to be manipulative, and she was afraid of him in the past. And what he can do or plan maliciously towards her.” When asked by Fox News Digital if investigators are closer to finding Cassie with this arrest, Sgt. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Rich Aloy replied. “I hope so, I really do.” Carli’s family says they will continue to look for her at 10 a.m. Sunday. “Our family is relieved to know that Marcus is in custody and we hope this will bring us more answers about Cassie’s disappearance,” Raine Carly told Fox News Digital. “We proceed to tomorrow’s search full of hope!”
