MIDVALE, Utah — A 4-year-old was rescued after an AMBER Alert was issued following her alleged kidnapping by a man in Midvale Friday evening.
The victim was found shortly after the alert was issued at 9:30 p.m., and it was subsequently canceled. Details were not immediately available; however, a woman told FOX 13 News at the scene that she found the child somewhere along a local road.
FOX 13 News reporter Spencer Joseph arrived at a location along Brigham Junction Road when the woman asked for help in connecting with police after finding the child. Joseph and station photojournalist Richard Bork captured the moment the girl was taken by a police officer and placed safely inside an SUV.
One of the more incredible moments in my news career. While arriving on scene a woman flagged me down and said that she found a girl who is scared and left alone. I helped her get Police and they determined that little girl was the one missing in this amber alert. @fox13 pic.twitter.com/Nb842tpMUx
— Spencer Joseph (@SpencerJosephTV) December 10, 2022
The suspect is 20-year-old Jonathan Moises Wuanloxten Hidalgo, and the victim was a 4-year-old girl who Unified Police said was not related to him.
Hidalgo remains at large, but his vehicle, a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, was later found abandoned on the side of a road. According to reports, Hidalgo is armed with a knife.
Hidalgo is 5’8″, 180 pounds, and has black hair.
Utah Department of Public Safety