A Sacramento public school teacher has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a local teenager who was missing for almost two years before returning home this past March.
to the Sacramento County Sheriff. Although an"extensive search" for him was conducted, the Rancho Cordova police said, officers were unable to find Ramirez. An ongoing investigation led detectives to Olivares.
Ramirez, now 17,"inexplicably returned home" in March of this year, according to Rancho Cordova police, who did not provide additional details about the teen's disappearance or return. Several news outlets, including the Sacramento-based NBC affiliate, have reported that Ramirez and Olivares' son were friends, citing comments from Ramirez's family.
Olivares has been placed on administrative leave in the aftermath of her arrest last week, the Sacramento City Unified School District said in a news release, according to "The charges filed are for acts unrelated to the employee's assigned duties. The employee has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of a District investigation. As this is a personnel matter, Sac City Unified has no further comment," said SCUSD in the news release, per CBS Sacramento.
Olivares is due to appear in Superior Court on Monday afternoon, police said. Authorities are asking that anyone with information related to the alleged incident report what they know to Rancho Cordova police at 916-362-5115. Anonymous tips can be shared by calling 916-874-TIPS, or by submitting an online form through the Sacramento County Sheriff website.