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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.
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.
Rudy Gutierrez of Lyons faces aggravated kidnapping and theft charges after police say he stole a vehicle with a 4-year-old boy inside. She was getting home from work when he came out of nowhere, recalled Bucio. (He) took her by force, and (Valdez s brother) saw her screaming.
Valdez s family says Fajardo had been stalking her for two years after they met at a construction site. She owns a food service truck, according to her family, and is supposed to get married in two days.
The 32-year-old has two sons. We can t believe someone would do that to her, said a family member. Everyone is really sad, devastated. Her kids, they want to see their mom again.