A Silver Spring man accused of kidnapping a teen girl from Kentucky called the case a “misunderstanding” in court on Monday.

Christian Alexander Delgado, wanted by Kentucky authorities for the alleged kidnapping of 13-year-old Wynter Wagoner, addressed the judge during a bond hearing in Montgomery County District Court.

“This is all a huge misunderstanding,” Delgado, 37, said over videoconference. “If I could get house arrest, so I can at least try to prepare my defense ... I would very much appreciate that.”

Prosecutors painted a very different picture. Delgado had no familial relationship with the teen, Assistant State’s Attorney Brian Rubinstein said in the Rockville courthouse.

“He took her from her home into Montgomery County, where she was found,” Rubinstein said. “There was no intent for this girl to go back to her family.”

She had been missing since Oct. 14.

‘Model citizen’

Working off a tip, Montgomery County police and U.S. marshals found the girl on Friday with Delgado in his Silver Spring home.

Montgomery County police said authorities took the teen to an area hospital for evaluation.

At his bond hearing, Delgado told the judge he was a “model citizen.”

But Judge John Moffett denied Delgado’s request for house arrest and ordered him held without bond until Kentucky authorities extradite him.

In her home state, the search for the teen involved drones and personnel from the state police, FBI and sheriff’s office in rural Rockcastle County, where she is from.

Delgado did not contest his extradition, according to public defender Luke Swinney. He said his client wanted to be released from jail so he could turn himself in.

In court on Monday, a woman who identified herself as Delgado’s sister and other members of his family declined to speak to a reporter.

A neighbor

Luladay Nidaw, 41, a day care operator who lives on the same block as Delgado in Silver Spring, said she saw many police officers on the street on Friday and is concerned about the allegations against her neighbor.

“It’s dangerous. I’m scared for everybody,” said Nidaw, who has a 13-year-old daughter and cares for young children in her home.

“My hand is shaking.”