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| Woman abducted in Philadelphia found alive in Maryland; suspect in custody | Woman abducted in Philadelphia found alive in Maryland; suspect in custody |
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| UPDATE: Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, the 22-year-old nursing assistant who was violently abducted on a Philadelphia street on Sunday, has been found alive in Maryland, authorities said. Local and federal law enforcement officials said at a news conference Wednesday night that Freeland-Gaither was found by FBI agents in a parked car in Jessup — “in good shape” but with “some injuries” — and that her suspected kidnapper has been arrested. | UPDATE: Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, the 22-year-old nursing assistant who was violently abducted on a Philadelphia street on Sunday, has been found alive in Maryland, authorities said. Local and federal law enforcement officials said at a news conference Wednesday night that Freeland-Gaither was found by FBI agents in a parked car in Jessup — “in good shape” but with “some injuries” — and that her suspected kidnapper has been arrested. |
| The man, 37-year-old Delven Barnes, is being held on a warrant from a Virginia murder case; officials said they plan to bring federal charges against Barnes. | The man, 37-year-old Delven Barnes, is being held on a warrant from a Virginia murder case; officials said they plan to bring federal charges against Barnes. |
| “I’m taking my baby home!” Freeland-Gaither’s mother, Keisha Gaither, said at the news conference. | “I’m taking my baby home!” Freeland-Gaither’s mother, Keisha Gaither, said at the news conference. |
| A happy family after receiving that great news that #CarleshaFreelandGaither has be found. pic.twitter.com/CY5s238cHs — John Stanford (@PPDJohnStanford) November 6, 2014 | |
| A happy family after receiving that great news that #CarleshaFreelandGaither has be found. pic.twitter.com/CY5s238cHs | |
| — John Stanford (@PPDJohnStanford) November 6, 2014 | |
| #JustATip can make all the difference. Thank you to EVERYONE for all of their help in bringing #Carlesha home! — Philadelphia Police (@PhillyPolice) November 6, 2014 | #JustATip can make all the difference. Thank you to EVERYONE for all of their help in bringing #Carlesha home! — Philadelphia Police (@PhillyPolice) November 6, 2014 |
| #JustATip can make all the difference. Thank you to EVERYONE for all of their help in bringing #Carlesha home! | #JustATip can make all the difference. Thank you to EVERYONE for all of their help in bringing #Carlesha home! |
| — Philadelphia Police (@PhillyPolice) November 6, 2014 | — Philadelphia Police (@PhillyPolice) November 6, 2014 |
| Hope Springs Eternal #Carlesha — Eric Gripp (@PPDEricGripp) November 6, 2014 | Hope Springs Eternal #Carlesha — Eric Gripp (@PPDEricGripp) November 6, 2014 |
| Hope Springs Eternal #Carlesha | Hope Springs Eternal #Carlesha |
| — Eric Gripp (@PPDEricGripp) November 6, 2014 | — Eric Gripp (@PPDEricGripp) November 6, 2014 |
| ORIGINAL POST [from 1:21 p.m.]: Authorities in Philadelphia have released new videos of a “person of interest” in the violent abduction of a 22-year-old nursing assistant whose attack was captured on camera. | ORIGINAL POST [from 1:21 p.m.]: Authorities in Philadelphia have released new videos of a “person of interest” in the violent abduction of a 22-year-old nursing assistant whose attack was captured on camera. |
| Police say Carlesha Freeland-Gaither was forced into a car on Sunday night; her family has pleaded for her safe return, and more than $40,000 has been offered as a reward for information in the case. | Police say Carlesha Freeland-Gaither was forced into a car on Sunday night; her family has pleaded for her safe return, and more than $40,000 has been offered as a reward for information in the case. |
| “Carlesha, I love you. I know you are on your way home. Just fight. Just fight. Come on,” her mother, Keisha Gaither, said at a news conference, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. “All you got to do is just get out. I got you. Just come home. Just come home.” | “Carlesha, I love you. I know you are on your way home. Just fight. Just fight. Come on,” her mother, Keisha Gaither, said at a news conference, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. “All you got to do is just get out. I got you. Just come home. Just come home.” |
| A witness told investigators that Freeland-Gaither, who lost her cellphone and her glasses in the struggle, screamed for help during the abduction, according to a news release. Her bank card later was used in Aberdeen, near the Maryland-Delaware border; on Tuesday, investigators released a video that shows a man shopping in a Maryland convenience store. | A witness told investigators that Freeland-Gaither, who lost her cellphone and her glasses in the struggle, screamed for help during the abduction, according to a news release. Her bank card later was used in Aberdeen, near the Maryland-Delaware border; on Tuesday, investigators released a video that shows a man shopping in a Maryland convenience store. |
| The Daily News reported: | The Daily News reported: |
| In the second video, a man authorities are calling a person of interest in the case is seen wearing a black hooded jacket and black pants inside a Shell gas station convenience store in Maryland. Police sources could not confirm whether the man is the same person captured on surveillance video using Carlesha’s debit card at a Maryland ATM. Given the new information, Carlesha’s family had several theories about the identity of her abductor, chiefly, that it may have been a boy who was obsessed with Carlesha when she attended high school in Maryland. “There were some gray people in her past,” said Carlesha’s grandmother, Ana Mulero. “One in particular.” | In the second video, a man authorities are calling a person of interest in the case is seen wearing a black hooded jacket and black pants inside a Shell gas station convenience store in Maryland. Police sources could not confirm whether the man is the same person captured on surveillance video using Carlesha’s debit card at a Maryland ATM. Given the new information, Carlesha’s family had several theories about the identity of her abductor, chiefly, that it may have been a boy who was obsessed with Carlesha when she attended high school in Maryland. “There were some gray people in her past,” said Carlesha’s grandmother, Ana Mulero. “One in particular.” |
| In the second video, a man authorities are calling a person of interest in the case is seen wearing a black hooded jacket and black pants inside a Shell gas station convenience store in Maryland. Police sources could not confirm whether the man is the same person captured on surveillance video using Carlesha’s debit card at a Maryland ATM. | In the second video, a man authorities are calling a person of interest in the case is seen wearing a black hooded jacket and black pants inside a Shell gas station convenience store in Maryland. Police sources could not confirm whether the man is the same person captured on surveillance video using Carlesha’s debit card at a Maryland ATM. |
| Given the new information, Carlesha’s family had several theories about the identity of her abductor, chiefly, that it may have been a boy who was obsessed with Carlesha when she attended high school in Maryland. | Given the new information, Carlesha’s family had several theories about the identity of her abductor, chiefly, that it may have been a boy who was obsessed with Carlesha when she attended high school in Maryland. |
| “There were some gray people in her past,” said Carlesha’s grandmother, Ana Mulero. “One in particular.” | “There were some gray people in her past,” said Carlesha’s grandmother, Ana Mulero. “One in particular.” |
| On Wednesday, police released additional footage, which shows a man in a knit cap and dark clothing walk into a store Sunday afternoon. | On Wednesday, police released additional footage, which shows a man in a knit cap and dark clothing walk into a store Sunday afternoon. |
| Authorities have also posted a photos from the ATM transaction on Facebook. | Authorities have also posted a photos from the ATM transaction on Facebook. |
| Related: Search for woman abducted in Philadelphia expands into Maryland as reward grows to $42,000 | Related: Search for woman abducted in Philadelphia expands into Maryland as reward grows to $42,000 |