An illegal Peruvian immigrant has been arrested after allegedly kidnapping a high school student on his way to school in Manassas, Virginia, police said.
The Manassas Police Department said 23-year-old Jesus Enrique Ramirez Cabrera was arrested Friday and charged with kidnapping, robbery, impersonating a police officer and petty theft.
Police received a call from a resident reporting they had found a girl in distress near the intersection of Quarry Road and Zebedee Street.
When officers arrived on scene, they learned that the girl was walking on Clover Hill Road to her school when she was approached by an unknown man driving a red Jeep SUV, possibly a Patriot or Commander.
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Jesus Enrique Ramirez Cabrera was arrested Friday and charged with kidnapping, robbery, impersonating a police officer and petty theft. (Prince William Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center)
The girl claims the suspect identified himself as a police officer and told her to get in his car, after which he allegedly got out, grabbed her by the arm, put her in the passenger seat and drove off.
Once the suspect arrived on Quarry Road, the girl was able to get out of the vehicle, he told police.
Police initially reported they were searching for a Hispanic man, approximately 40 years old, with dark hair and a beard.
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After a two-day investigation, detectives identified a suspect and arrested Cabrera, 23.
He was taken to the Prince William County Adult Detention Center where he was processed and held without bail.
A federal source told Fox News that Cabrera is an illegal immigrant from Peru who was apprehended at the Arizona border in December and released into the United States.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to ICE and Manassas Police for further comment.
Police said they do not believe any other suspects were involved in the boy's case and that there is no ongoing threat to the community.
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Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Manassas Police Department at 703-257-8000 or Crime Solvers at 703-330-0330.
