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Video: Missing Runaway teen from Texas in Florida saved after dramatic car hunt

A missing outstanding teenager was saved and the man with whom she was with was arrested after a chase in Florida.

What we know:

On March 15, the police discovered Jesus Esteban Arellano (19) in a vehicle and began to pursue him because he had suspended arrest warrants for five serious attacks with a fatal weapon because of his arrest in Texas.

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The deputies of the Sheriff Office of St. John's County, including civil servants in an air unit, saw the car with Arellano and a 16-year-old outlier from Texas in a shopping center.

When the MPs approached the car, ARELLANO raced away and the officers followed.

The video published by the Sheriff's Office contains an aerial view of the chase.

The MPs who followed ARELLANO used a precision real estate technology (PIT) that forced the car to split and stop.

Jesus Esteban Arellano was arrested after a chase. The picture is kindly approved by the Sheriff office of St. John County.

After the vehicle was stopped, ARELLANO law enforcement officers can be communicated that they should open the door slowly and keep its hands high.

Arellano was arrested and accused

The missing teenager, whose name was not published by the Sheriff office of St. John's County, was certainly recovered.

What's next:

In the video you can hear a law enforcement officer who tells the teenager that she was missing as a missing person.

He tells her that they will play them out to Texas.

A missing teenager in Texas was saved in Florida. The picture is kindly approved by the Sheriff office of St. John County.

A missing teenager in Texas was saved in Florida. The picture is kindly approved by the Sheriff office of St. John County.

What we don't know:

It is unclear how long the 16-year-old girl was missing or what her connection to ARELLANO is.

The source: This story was written with information collected by Storyful and provided by the Sheriff's Office of St. Johns County.

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