MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Florida authorities have issued an Amber Alert in response to a girl reported missing out of Marion County.
Juliet Louise Arioso, 13, was last seen in the area of the 9100 block of Southwest 27th Avenue in Ocala.
What we know:
Authorities believe Juliet may be traveling south in a vehicle with Jason Castillo, 45, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported. The vehicle is described as a red Hyundai Santa Fe with a Florida tag number 77ERLW.
Castillo is described as being 5 feet 10 inches tall and 190 pounds. He has brown hair and green eyes.
A red Hyundai Santa Fe is linked to a possible abduction of a Marion County teen. (Source: Marion County Sheriff’s Office)
Description of missing teen
Juliet is described as having brown hair and brown eyes and being 5 feet 3 inches tall and 90 pounds.
She is from Ocala, Florida.
Authorities investigating possible abduction: MCSO
Authorities suspect Juliet was abducted from her home in the Shady Road Villas sometime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Monday, July 27.
What you can do:
Anyone with information regarding the teen’s whereabouts is asked not to approach and to contact law enforcement immediately.
Additional information can be reported to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office at 352-732-9111 or FDLE at 1-888-356-4774.
When are AMBER Alerts issued?
Dig deeper:
There are specific requirements that need to be met before an AMBER Alert is issued.
There is reasonable belief by law enforcement that an abduction has occurred.The law enforcement agency believes that the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.There is enough descriptive information about the victim and the abduction for law enforcement to issue an AMBER Alert to assist in the recovery of the child.The abduction is of a child aged 17 years or younger.The child’s name and other critical data elements, including the Child Abduction flag, have been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) system.
The Source: The information is from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs.