This is how far away from home 13-year-old Aubrey Joelle Acree was found. The latest: https://t.co/rmtS4BtWCo pic.twitter.com/Co2ygrAUoX
— ABC11 EyewitnessNews (@ABC11_WTVD) November 29, 2018
Authorities arrested 23-year-old Jacob Gardea of Albuquerque, New Mexico, just hours after FBI agents joined the investigation.
Officials said he is accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Aubrey Joelle Acree.
Police said an eyewitness saw Aubrey getting into a vehicle with him near Harris Henrietta Road in Mooresboro on Sunday night.
Gardea is facing child abduction charges in North Carolina.
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