Woman Abducted From Texas Found Safe In Motel In Suburban McCook
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A woman kidnapped from Texas has been found safe in a suburban Chicago motel.
Police say Erika Valdez was kidnapped at gunpoint near Houston Tuesday by an acquaintance police identified as Abel Fajardo.
Friday police in west suburban Lyons got a tip that the pair was at a motel in McCook.
Officers found them and arrested Fajardo.
Valdez was found in a closet and taken to a local hospital with some cuts and bruises.
Police say Fajardo could face federal charges for taking the woman across state lines.
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