Kurt Angle’s Niece Found Safe After Amber Alert Had Been Issued Following Her Abduction

WWE Superstar Kurt Angle took to social media yesterday to spread the news and information about the Amber Alert for his 16 year old niece who had been abducted.

We are pleased to report that according to an update from WPXI in Pittsburgh, she has been found and that the suspect in her abduction has been arrested and taken into custody.

19 year old Jermaine Rodgers has been arrested after he and 16 year old Marjani Aquil were located early Thursday morning. According to Police, Rodgers allegedly abducted Aquil from her home around 4:30 pm on Wednesday. Police have said that Rodgers allegedly broke into the home and beat the girl before abducting her. The victim’s is said to have mother witnessed the attack on surveillance video, according to court documents.

There was a standoff early this morning between Rodgers and a SWAT Team who eventually had to physically go and find the suspect hiding in the coal cellar. Christopher Kearns, of Allegheny County Police, said. “It was under the front porch. They broke the window so they could see into the area and that’s where they saw him hiding.”

JUST IN: 19-year-old Jermaine Rodgers in police custody after kidnapping ex-girlfriend, leading to SWAT situation. I was just told he has not been arraigned yet. His preliminary hearing is set for January 28th at 10 a.m. in Penn Hills. @WPXI pic.twitter.com/2jecoNvh58

— Mike Holden (@WPXIMikeHolden) January 17, 2019

#BREAKING: Penn Hills police tell me the suspect is in custody following a stand-off situation in Mckeesport. He is being brought to the Allegheny County Jail. Will be arraigned later this a.m. The victim is safe and has been taken to a local hospital for treatment. @WPXI

— Mike Holden (@WPXIMikeHolden) January 17, 2019

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