Police: Arrest in Abduction of Woman and 2-Year-Old Child

The suspect in an abduction Sunday was located in Ohio and now faces extradition, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

Henry S. Jovel-Ayala, 22, of Sterling, was taken into custody without incident by the Ohio State Police and remains held on a fugitive of justice warrant in Ohio.

Officers responded at 6 p.m. Sunday to the 100 block of Sherwood Court regarding an abduction.

The victims were described as a woman and her 2-year-old child who had been taken against their will be Jovel-Ayala, the woman’s estranged boyfriend.

The three were located in Ohio. The two victims were found unharmed.