Md. kidnapping suspect from Raleigh now faces federal charge
A man from Raleigh accused of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl from Maryland now faces a federal charge in the week-old investigation.
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The U.S. District Court in Baltimore issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for Victor Yanez Arroyo, 32, on a charge of transportation of a minor in connection with the case involving the sixth-grader.
Authorities say was walking to school last Tuesday when Arroyo allegedly kidnapped her, drove her back to Raleigh in his blue Chevrolet pick-up truck and raped her.
Investigators traced the girl's Internet activity on her iPod Touch and found her at Arroyo's home Friday night.
Arroyo was being held in the Wake County Detention Center under a $1.6 million bond on several charges, including first-degree rape and first-degree kidnapping.
The federal arrest warrant orders that he be placed in federal custody "without unnecessary delay," but it was unclear Tuesday evening when that would take place.
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