AMBER Alert Sent out for 16-Year-Old Girl Across California; Suspect Arrested

AMBER Alert Sent out for 16-Year-Old Girl Across California; Suspect Arrested
The Alameda County Sheriff Department put out a statewide Amber Alert July 24, 2018 for 16-year-old Isabelle Epps. Antonio Aguilar Lizzarrag was arrested. (Alameda Sheriffs Office)
Jack Phillips
7/24/2018
Updated:
7/24/2018
UPDATE as of 6:50 p.m. - Isabelle Epps, 16, was located by sheriff’s officials in a local train station in San Francisco.
Earlier story:

An AMBER Alert was issued in California for 16-year-old Isabelle Epps, who was reported missing in Hayward.

Epps, described as Hispanic, has brown eyes, red hair, is 120 pounds, and is 5'2". She was last seen wearing an orange shirt and light blue jeans, according to officials.

Antonio Aguilar Lizzarrag reportedly abducted the girl. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Department reported that he was later arrested, but she is still missing.

The 2005 Honda Ridgeline that he was driving was also recovered, officials said.

The abduction was reported at 2 p.m. local time in Hayward. Lizzarrag was detained at around 6 p.m., officials said.

Other details about the incident are not clear.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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