ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) - Authorities in Taos County have canceled an amber alert for a teenage girl who police say was kidnaped by her ex-boyfriend.
Police say 21-year-old Christian Orozco broke into the home of the girl’s grandparents in Penasco on Saturday night, holding them at gunpoint and threatening to kill them.
Orozco then took 15-year-old Angelica Valdez by force. The two were found in Espanola on Sunday, and Orozco was arrested.
The family told police Orozco had recently been in a violent relationship with Valdez.
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