Two men have been arrested after authorities say they kidnapped two sisters from Oakland and trafficked them in Bakersfield.

Kern County sheriff’s deputies responded around 7:24 a.m. on Saturday near McKinley Avenue and Sanford Drive after receiving a report of a found child.

Deputies found a 17-year-old girl who told investigators that she and her 14-year-old sister, Nevaeh Martinez, had been abducted by two men and forced into prostitution.

Detectives identified the suspects as Donald Edward, 34, and Myles Wilkerson, 20. Both are accused of kidnapping, human trafficking, and sexually exploiting minors.

Search warrants executed at the Vagabond Inn on Knudsen Drive led to the discovery of evidence linked to prostitution and the molestation of a minor, authorities said.

Edward and Wilkerson were booked into the Kern County Jail on multiple felony charges.

Martinez is classified as a critical missing juvenile, the Sheriff’s Office said.

She is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing about 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

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Anyone with information is urged to contact the Kern County Sheriff’s Office at (661) 861-3110, referencing case numbers 2025-00138483 and 2025-00138678.

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