INVESTIGATORS ARREST ABDUCTION SUSPECT
PORTSMOUTH POLICE, VA — On June 14, 2023, at approximately 7:15 p.m., officers responded to a report for the abduction of a 21-year-old female. Detectives from the Special Victims Unit and the Fugitive Apprehension Unit were able to locate the victim and the suspect in Suffolk. With assistance from Suffolk Police, 20-year-old Ja’Von Various Cooper was arrested and charged with abduction, grand larceny, and assault. In addition to these charges, he was also served with outstanding warrants for abduction, malicious wounding, burglary, and interfering with the ability to call 911. Cooper was turned over to the Western Tidewater Regional Jail.
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