Man Abducted Victim, Stole Vehicle, Led Police On Cross-State Chase: Authorities

HERNDON, VA — Police are searching for a Herndon man who abducted a person across state lines Saturday night, authorities said.

Cristian Vasquez Alvarenga, 25, is charged with carjacking, assault, reckless driving, driving without a license, two counts of robbery and two counts of preventing a 911 call, according to Herndon police.

Officers responded around 9:30 p.m. to the 1000 block of Knight Lane for a domestic incident, police said. After an altercation in a house, Alvarenga abducted a person he knew, stole the person’s car and left the area with the victim, according to police.

Several agencies chased the vehicle through Virginia, Washington and Maryland before Alvarenga abandoned the victim and vehicle in Maryland, police said, adding the victim was safe.