OAN Staff Taylor Tinsley
4:38 PM – Friday, May 2, 2025
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested an illegal immigrant in connection with the kidnapping of a mother and her young baby.
On Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel commended agents in Charlotte, North Carolina for the arrest of Eleodoro “Leo” Estrada-Hernandez.
His apprehension comes just days after Garner Police said three armed suspects broke into a family’s home demanding they hand over $1 million.
After the husband refused, the suspects tied him up and abducted his wife and their 11-month-old daughter.
The pair were found safe just hours later and police apprehended two of the suspects the next day.
- Paola Duran Duran – 25 years old, two counts First Degree Kidnapping, one count of Second Degree Kidnapping
- Miguel Angel Duran Duran – 23 years old, two counts of First Degree Kidnapping, one count of Second Degree Kidnapping
“We’re fortunate here in Wake County to live in a community where random violence like this is extremely rare,” said District Attorney Lorrin Freeman. “It’ll be during the next few weeks and months as this case proceeds through the system that we’re able to determine if there was any specific targeting of these individuals.”
Prosecutors believe the brother-sister duo are Mexican citizens and could be a flight risk. Both were denied bond and are being held at the Wake County Detention Center.
Hernandez is the third suspect agents have been looking for. According to FBI Director Patel, Hernandez is an illegal immigrant who has been previously deported and now faces multiple state charges.
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