Authorities have arrested an Auburn man in Texas in connection with the alleged kidnapping of his friend’s wife, who was found safe and reunited with her family in Guatemala, according to the Auburn Police Department.
Daniel Lopez, 24, was taken into custody by the FBI on Oct. 19 in Houston, following a multi-state investigation.
Lopez faces a first-degree kidnapping charge, stemming from an incident on Oct. 13 when 21-year-old Jackelin Rocio Perez was reportedly taken at gunpoint from her Auburn apartment.
According to court documents, the investigation began on Oct. 14, when Jackelin’s husband, Anderson Jordan, called 911 to report her missing.
Jordan told police that his wife had been alone at their apartment in the 5600 block of I Street Northeast in Auburn, when a friend, identified as “E.G.,” was supposed to drop off $2,000 he had borrowed.
Jordan explained that he had met “E.G.” through his construction job and had lent him money over the past few months.
“E.G.,” a 17-year-old male acquaintance, had called Jordan that evening, saying he intended to repay the debt.