Three Charged in Alleged Abduction of Two Local Teens
posted 12:13 am Thu July 19, 2007 - Herndon, Va.
Two men and a 17-year-old girl are in custody in Georgia, accused of abducting two local girls and taking them to Florida with the intention of selling them into prostitution.
Twenty-one-year-old Javier Ronal of Dumfries, 23-year-old Erick Estrada, and a 17-year-old Dumfries girl each face two counts of abduction with the intent to defile.
Investigators say the 16- and 17-year-old girls spent the Sunday night at the 16-year-old's Herndon home. Monday morning, the teen's parent found both girls missing and contacted the other girl's family, who eventually notified police after searching for the girls.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Marshals Task Force located the teens in Mableton, Georgia shortly after 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 18. They were taken into custody and police are working to reunite them with their families.Sources say at least one of the defendants is linked to the MS-13 gang and the house where the girls were located is now part of a Georgia investigation into MS-13 gang activity.
The suspects, who face both state and federal charges, are being held in Cobb County, Georgia, pending extradition.
The girls will have to attend a family services court hearing before they can be released to their parents, who are reportedly in Georgia. That hearing could happen as soon as Thursday.
Twenty-one-year-old Javier Ronal of Dumfries, 23-year-old Erick Estrada, and a 17-year-old Dumfries girl each face two counts of abduction with the intent to defile.
Investigators say the 16- and 17-year-old girls spent the Sunday night at the 16-year-old's Herndon home. Monday morning, the teen's parent found both girls missing and contacted the other girl's family, who eventually notified police after searching for the girls.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Marshals Task Force located the teens in Mableton, Georgia shortly after 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 18. They were taken into custody and police are working to reunite them with their families.Sources say at least one of the defendants is linked to the MS-13 gang and the house where the girls were located is now part of a Georgia investigation into MS-13 gang activity. T
The girls will have to attend a family services court hearing before they can be released to their parents, who are reportedly in Georgia. That hearing could happen as soon as Thursday.
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