Aniah Blanchard Kidnapping Suspect Arrested
The kidnapping suspect within the disappearance of Aniah Blanchard has been arrested.
Ibraheem Yazeed, 30, was captured in Pensacola, Florida, by U.S. Marshals on Thursday (Nov. 7) after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
The 30-year-old man was booked into jail early Friday (Nov. eight) morning, the New York Every day Information studies.
It’s been two weeks for the reason that disappearance of Blanchard, the stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris, who was final seen at a comfort retailer in Alabama on Oct. 23.
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Police report that proof decided Yazeed, who’s from Montgomery, was on the similar location the place Blanchard was final seen, in accordance with the Auburn Police Division, CBS42 studies.
Surveillance video confirmed Yazeed contained in the Alabama comfort retailer the identical day Blanchard disappeared, the New York Every day Information studies.
Her household reported her lacking on Oct. 24. The next day on Friday, Oct. 25, Blanchard’s automobile, a black 2017 Honda CRV, was recovered at an residence complicated in Montgomery, roughly 50 miles from Auburn.
On Oct. 31, the Alabama Division of Forensic Sciences examined Blanchard’s automobile and decided she was “harmed and is taken into account to be a sufferer of foul play.”
The New York Every day Information studies native Pensacola officers acquired a tip alerting them Yazeed was within the space of Pine Forest and I-10 in Escambia County, and so they notified the U.S. Marshals Service.
Yazeed was reportedly sporting all black on the time and appeared to develop an increasing number of involved by the growing legislation enforcement presence.
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“Once we arrived on the scene, the suspect fled the world, however he was positioned by Escambia sheriff’s officers and marshals in a wooded space close to the exit,” Maj. Andrew Hobbs, of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Workplace, advised WEAR-TV.
He was taken to an area hospital complaining of chest pains and was later booked into the Escambia County Jail the place he awaits an extradition listening to, WEAR-TV studies.
Authorities advised the TV station further arrests are anticipated on this case because the seek for Blanchard continues.
Yazeed has an extended historical past of violent crimes, together with kidnapping and tried homicide, CBS42 studies.
Actually, he was out on bond from earlier expenses of kidnapping, theft and tried homicide for a case out of Montgomery because the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Activity Pressure assisted within the search to seek out him.
He allegedly robbed, beat, and held one man in opposition to his will on Jan. 29, and beat one other man “close to dying,” in accordance with court docket information, CBS42 studies.
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Whereas on the run, Yazeed, who’s 5 toes, 10 inches and weighs 220 kilos, was thought of harmful and will doubtlessly be armed, in accordance with a press launch despatched out by Central Alabama CrimeStoppers, CBS42 studies.
In 2017, he was arrested for aggravated battery on a legislation enforcement officer in Johnson County, Kansas. He was additionally arrested and charged with tried homicide of a police officer in January 2012, however a grand jury didn’t return a invoice on him, and he was by no means indicted on the cost, in accordance with court docket information, CBS42 studies.
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Once more, Yazeed dodged an indictment in a 2011 case when he was charged with robbing somebody at gunpoint in Montgomery with three different individuals, CBS42 studies.
A grand jury has by no means indicted him on any expenses, CBS42 studies.
The reward for info on Blanchard’s whereabouts has elevated to $105,000, in accordance with CBS42.
Donations have poured in from individuals like Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, UFC President Dana White, UFC athlete Jon Jones, nameless donors, and residents.