VA Grandmother, Girl Still Missing; Accused Kidnapper Charged

(Updated at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday): HARRISONBURG, VA — A man accused of abducting a 12-year-old girl and her grandmother from Virginia was arrested in Pennsylvania, while police are still looking for the victims. Harrisonburg Police said Hareton Jaime Rodriguez-Sariol, 48, was arrested in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, about 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Police believe Rodriguez-Sariol abducted Angie Carolina Rodriguez Rubio and her grandmother, Elizabeth Rodriguez Rubio, 48, on Tuesday. An Amber Alert was issued for Angie, and Elizabeth has also been entered into a nationwide system as a missing person, police said. The two are believed to be in "extreme danger," a police statement said.

Rodriguez-Sariol "has a known history of infatuation with Elizabeth Rodriguez Rubio," police said.

The girl and her grandmother were last seen at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the 2800 block of South Main Street in Harrisonburg, Virginia. They were with Rodriguez-Sariol, police said.

All three individuals were believed to be traveling in Rodriguez-Sariol’s car, which was involved in a vehicle fire on I-66 in Warren County.

Police believe Rodriguez-Sariol was headed north toward New York in a white 2000 Volvo tractor trailer, owned by AMG Express L.L.C., when he was stopped by authorities in Lackawanna. Rodriguez-Sariol is being held in Pennsylvania, pending extradition back to Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was charged with two counts of abduction, police said.

Police describe Angie Caroline Rodriguez Rubio as a Hispanic female with long, curly, brown hair and brown eyes. She is 5’1” and weighs 112 pounds. She was last seen wearing a black blouse with flowers, black leggings-style pants and white sandals, police said.

Elizabeth Rodriguez Rubio is described by police as a Hispanic female with black hair and brown eyes. She is 5’4” and weighs about 140 pounds. She was last seen wearing a burgundy blouse and a black skirt.

If you have information about Angie Carolina Rodriguez Rubio or Elizabeth Rodriguez Rubio, call 911 or Harrisonburg Police Department at (540) 564-5050.

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