Police on Friday took out charges against a Roswell man at the center of an Alpharetta kidnapping investigation.
Jorge Moreno-Arroyo was already wanted in connection with an aggravated assault in Roswell when he became a suspect in a kidnapping Tuesday, according to Alpharetta police.
A man said he was kidnapped at gunpoint and taken from the parking lot of his Old Roswell Road apartment complex. The victim told police he was put in a vehicle and told he was going to be killed.
He managed to break free and run after he was driven to another home in the 1000 block of Old Roswell Road.
When police went looking for Moreno-Arroyo on Old Roswell Road a day later, the resulting investigation shut down the roadway for several hours. No further information about the alleged kidnapping was released Wednesday.
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“This was not a kidnapping of a child, and the victim and offender are known to each other,” police said Friday on Facebook. “Because the investigation continues, we cannot comment more on those details. We know our community has been anxiously awaiting some news about this case and we are extremely thankful for your patience.”
Moreno-Arroyo was taken into custody on the Roswell charge Wednesday, but he was not charged in the Alpharetta case until Friday morning. Evidence collected from the home on Old Roswell Road during a SWAT operation allegedly linked him to the kidnapping.
Police obtained arrest warrants for false imprisonment and aggravated assault against Moreno-Arroyo, who was already being detained in the Fulton County jail on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold. He is being held without bond.
“This investigation remains active and additional criminal charges are likely,” the Alpharetta agency said.
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