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Woman abducted in Philadelphia found alive in Maryland; suspect in custody Woman abducted on Philadelphia street 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. Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, a 22-year-old nursing assistant who was violently abducted on a Philadelphia street on Sunday, has been found alive in Maryland.
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. Local and federal law enforcement officials said at a news conference Wednesday night that Freeland-Gaither was found in a parked car in Jessup, Md. — “in good shape” but with “some injuries” — and that her suspected kidnapper has been arrested.
“I’m taking my baby home!” Freeland-Gaither’s mother, Keisha Gaither, said at the news conference. The man, 37-year-old Delven Barnes, is being held on an outstanding warrant for capital murder and other crimes; officials said they plan to bring federal charges against him in the abduction of Freeland-Gaither.
Philadelphia Police Chief Charles Ramsey called Barnes “a vicious predator” and said “hopefully, he’ll be in jail for the rest of his life. That’s the only thing he deserves.” He added: “He’s a thug and this is what he does, apparently.”
Ramsey said it was “very special” to find Freeland-Gaither alive.
“I’m taking my baby home!” her 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, 2014A 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/CY5s238cHsA happy family after receiving that great news that #CarleshaFreelandGaither has be found. pic.twitter.com/CY5s238cHs
— John Stanford (@PPDJohnStanford) November 6, 2014— John Stanford (@PPDJohnStanford) November 6, 2014
Freeland-Gaither was forced into a car on Sunday night, in a terrifying incident captured on video by a security camera. A witness told investigators that Freeland-Gaither, who lost her cellphone and her glasses in the struggle, screamed for help during the abduction on a Philadelphia street.
Her bank card later was used in Aberdeen, near the Maryland-Delaware border; investigators also released a video that showed a man described as a person of interest in a Maryland convenience store.
More than $40,000 was offered as a reward for information in the case.
On Wednesday night, a team of law enforcement agents including U.S. Marshals, ATF agents, and FBI agents based in Baltimore located Freeland-Gaither and Barnes in a vehicle parked on the side of a road in Jessup, in Howard County.
The detective who spoke at the media conference in Philadelphia said the vehicle was found on Waterloo Road, just off of Route 1, by a shopping center that includes a Starbucks, an organic grocery store and other stores. It is across the street from a Maryland State Police barrack.
#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, 2014Hope Springs Eternal #Carlesha — Eric Gripp (@PPDEricGripp) November 6, 2014
Hope Springs Eternal #CarleshaHope 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. “You hope, you hope, you hope,” Ramsey said at the news conference. “But you don’t know … this has a happy ending. This woman has gone through a lot of trauma in the last few days, and we need to respect her privacy.”
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. A Philadelphia police detective said at the news conference that investigators did not know of any link between Barnes and Freeland-Gaither.
“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.” Police and FBI agents at the press conference thanked members of the public for calling in tips that led to the identification of Barnes and of his vehicle. The detective said that Barnes was a former resident of Philadelphia who also had ties to Virginia.
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. [This post has been updated.]
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.”
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.
Related: Search for woman abducted in Philadelphia expands into Maryland as reward grows to $42,000