Dec 31, 2020
abducted at gunpoint on Tuesday night. Deputies say 38-year-old Abel Fagardo kidnapped 32-
year-old Erika Valdez at about 9:30 p.m. from Plum Grove on County Road 3404. Fagardo
reportedly drove up as Valdez was unhooking a trailer from her vehicle and forced her to get
into his truck. The two are reportedly acquainted.
5 things for Houstonians to know for Thursday, Dec. 31
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Here are things to know for Thursday, Dec. 31:
1. 2 men detained after reports of possible bomb on flight headed to Houston, officials say
A United flight headed to Houston was diverted to Alexandria International Airport after reports of a possible explosive device onboard, according to Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office.
At 12:24 p.m., the sheriff’s office received a call of a reported inbound aircraft emergency, officials said.
The flight was en route from Jackson, Mississippi to Houston before being diverted to Louisiana, according to deputies. The aircraft landed safely and passengers were deplaned, deputies said.
‘He’s tried to take her before’: Family searches for Cleveland mother kidnapped at gunpoint outside home
Bill Barajas, Reporter
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One family is desperately searching for their loved one and the suspect that witnesses said abducted her at gunpoint Tuesday night.
Liberty County Sheriff’s Deputies searching for a suspect who kidnapped a Cleveland mother at gunpoint around 9:30 p.m. outside her home on County Road 3404.
Family members of 32-year-old Erika Rios Valdez said she had just gotten home. They said she was parking her food service trailer outside her home when a man in a white pickup truck held her at gunpoint, forced her into the truck, and then took off.
Dec 31, 2020
abducted at gunpoint on Tuesday night. Deputies say 38-year-old Abel Fagardo kidnapped 32-
year-old Erika Valdez at about 9:30 p.m. from Plum Grove on County Road 3404. Fagardo
reportedly drove up as Valdez was unhooking a trailer from her vehicle and forced her to get
into his truck. The two are reportedly acquainted.
Dec 31, 2020
abducted at gunpoint on Tuesday night. Deputies say 38-year-old Abel Fagardo kidnapped 32-
year-old Erika Valdez at about 9:30 p.m. from Plum Grove on County Road 3404. Fagardo
reportedly drove up as Valdez was unhooking a trailer from her vehicle and forced her to get
into his truck. The two are reportedly acquainted.