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At around 9:30 p.m. on August 19, police arrived at a residence on Fort Evans Road, where they discovered that 16-year-old Yelsi Mendez-Chicas was assaulted and abducted by 20-year-old Joel Hernandez-Melendez, according to the Leesburg Police Department.
The police investigation determined that the two know each other, law enforcement said.
Mendez-Chicas was found safe on August 21, but law enforcement is still searching for her abductor, according to ABC8 News.
Hernandez-Melendez was described as a 5’08, 150-pound man, with brown eyes and black hair, who was last seen wearing a blue shirt and khaki pants.
He is currently wanted for one felony count of abduction and one misdemeanor count of assault and battery.
Anyone with information on their whereabouts, should contact police at 03-771-4500.
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