Department of Justice officials say a man in southeastern Arizona has been found guilty of kidnapping a teenage girl while impersonating a police officer.
Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice say a former Customs and Border Patrol agent has been found guilty, over two years after he was accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a teen in southeastern Arizona.Per a statement released on Aug. 30, officials said Aaron Mitchell was found guilty by a jury of both a federal civil rights offense and a count of kidnapping, after two days of deliberations.
At the time, Mitchell reportedly wore a tactical vest with the word "POLICE" on it and asked the girl for documentation."The victim testified that, after being handcuffed, the defendant told her to do everything he said because he didn’t want to have to hurt her," read a portion of the Aug. 30 statement.Mitchell, per investigators, ordered the girl to get into his car, and explained he was taking her to the police station.
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