A 32-year-old woman kidnapped from Liberty County Tuesday was found safe in Illinois around 2 a.m. According to deputies, the suspect in the kidnapping, 38-year-old Abel Fajardo, was arrested, and Erika Rios Valdez was found with him, safe and unharmed.
Search continues for woman kidnapped from Liberty County at gunpoint
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The suspect s car was described as a white 2005 GMC “duelie” pickup with an Illinois license plate, number 2816533B. The name “Duramax” can been seen in large white lettering across the rear window of the truck.Liberty County Sheriff s Office Show MoreShow Less
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Liberty County Sheriff s Office investigators are searching for Abel Fajardo, 38, who was seen kidnapping 32-year-old Erika Rios Valdez at gunpoint.Liberty County Sheriff s Office Show MoreShow Less
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Liberty County Sheriff s Office investigators are searching for Abel Fajardo, 38, who was seen kidnapping 32-year-old Erika Rios Valdez at gunpoint.Liberty County Sheriff s Office Show MoreShow Less
LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) In a great New Year s Day update, a 32-year-old woman kidnapped from Liberty County Tuesday was found safe in Illinois around 2 a.m.
According to the Liberty County Sheriff s Office, the suspect in the kidnapping, 38-year-old Abel Fajardo, was arrested, and Erika Rios Valdez was found with him, safe and unharmed.
No information was available about exactly where the two were located in Illinois, but deputies expect more information to be released later today.
Fajardo is currently in jail in Illinois, according to deputies.
According to LCSO, Fajardo kidnapped Valdez at gunpoint around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Texas woman abducted by gun point FOUND
Erika Rios Valdez has been found safe in Illinois. Abel Fajardo has been arrested. Valdez’s family says Fajardo had been stalking her for two years after meeting him at a construction site.
Original Story: Erika Rios Valdez, 32, is missing from Cleveland, Texas. She was last seen at her house on CR3404 near the Bella Vista Subdivision in Plum Grove around 9:30 p.m., when a man with a gun forced her into a car on Tuesday, December 29, 2020.
According to the Liberty County Police Department, Erika was unhooking a food truck when a man named Abel Fajardo, 38, came up with a gun and forced her into his truck. “Her brother tried to stop him from abducting Erika by chasing after them in his car but he was unable to stop the suspect from fleeing the area,” said Capt. Ken DeFoor, told Blue Bonnet News.
Another incident happened the following day.
According to Hinesville Police Traffic Accident Investigator, Aaron Brandt, a woman was transported to Liberty Regional Medical Center after her 15 year old daughter drove into the Exxon Handyland gas station on 2570 Highway 196 in Hinesville Dec. 23.
The teen was driving on a learner’s permit and was pulling into the parking lot from Highway 196 when she hit the gas pedal thinking she was hitting the brakes.
The impact caused portions of the wall to buckle and caused interior damage to the building. Several cases or beer flew off the shelves inside a refrigeration unit.
The accident occurred shortly before 5 p.m. and is under investigation.