Crime & Safety

Manassas Man Charged With Abduction

A Manassas woman reported that she was abducted Saturday in Gainesville.

Police have charged Manassas resident Amado Alfaro Cruz, 26, with abduction and domestic assault and battery, after a Manassas woman reported she was abducted by a known acquaintance Saturday.

The victim told police that she was in the 100 block of Turtle Point Drive in Gainesville when the accused approached her.

"The accused displayed a knife and forced the victim into his vehicle," Perok said. The victim and the accused reportedly got into a verbal fight in the vehicle, and then the accused let her go. 

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The accused was later found at his home in Manassas. His court date is unavailable. He is being held without bond.


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