Virginia Man Charged In Weeklong Kidnapping Of 14-Year-Old Girl That Led To AMBER Alert

LOUISA, Va. (AP) — A 33-year-old Virginia man is accused of abducting a 14-year-old girl and leading police on a car chase that ended in his arrest and the girl's return.

Louisa County sheriff's officials told reporters at a news conference that Bruce William Lynch Jr. was arrested last week and charged with felony abduction of a minor by force.

Bruce Lynch. Credit: Louisa County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff's Maj. Donald Lowe says a tip from a resident who saw the teen led to the car chase, during which no one was injured. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports investigators wouldn't detail her whereabouts after the girl disappeared from her home on Oct. 21.

"We started this with a missing person's report and watched it transform into one of the most successful examples of how...

Posted by Louisa County Sheriff's Office on Friday, November 1, 2019

Lynch was assigned a public defender on Friday, but said he wants to hire his own lawyer. A bond hearing is set for Nov. 22, his 34th birthday.

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