VA - Jason Diego Abarca, 19, of Hagerstown, MD, missing, wanted for carjacking & attempted carjacking - Winchester, 13 Dec 2023

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Md. teenager identified as Winchester carjacking suspect

WINCHESTER — Police are on the lookout for a Maryland teen believed to be connected to a carjacking that occurred late Wednesday afternoon in Winchester.

www.winchesterstar.com

A media release from the Winchester Police Department states the incident began at 3:39 p.m. when dispatchers received a report of an attempted carjacking near Berryville Avenue.

“The owner of the car reported that a male brandishing a knife approached the vehicle, started banging on the window and attempted to open the door,” the release states. “Once the officers arrived on scene, the suspect had fled eastbound on Berryville Avenue.”

A short time later, at 4:02 p.m., dispatchers received a call from another individual reporting a carjacking at the McDonald’s restaurant at 1124 Berryville Ave., the release states. The caller said a man with a knife ran up to the vehicle in front of her, made the driver get out and stole the car.

No one was hurt during the carjacking or attempted carjacking, Winchester Police Chief Amanda Behan said on Thursday.

Tangentially confirmed still missing in story on another case (we have a thread for her):

Search continues for Winchester woman missing since June

WINCHESTER — Suspected carjacker Jason Diego Abarca is not the only missing person being sought by the Winchester Police Department. Officials are also trying to locate Nanci Britner, a Winchester

www.winchesterstar.com

WINCHESTER — Suspected carjacker Jason Diego Abarca is not the only missing person being sought by the Winchester Police Department. Officials are also trying to locate Nanci Britner, a Winchester resident who has not been seen since the night of June 28.

 

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APR 7, 2024

Distraught mother believes missing son may have been murdered

It has been nearly four months since Maryland resident Jason Diego Abarca went missing after allegedly carjacking a vehicle in Winchester, and his mother now suspects he may have been

www.nvdaily.com

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Winchester Police Chief Amanda Behan could not offer specific details regarding the ongoing Abarca case, but she said the investigation is active and that the U.S. Marshal's Service is now involved. She declined to elaborate on the federal law enforcement agency's role in the situation.

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Soto has said she is not questioning her son's guilt or innocence, but insists his actions on Dec. 13 were the result of a mental breakdown brought on by the May 24 suicide of his brother, Army Capt. Korey Decarlos Platt, coupled with a possible overdose of the Adderall he was prescribed for his attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

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According to police reports and information from his mother, Abarca crashed the SUV around 3:30 p.m. Dec. 13 on the Interstate 81 South off-ramp to Berryville Avenue in Winchester.

At 3:39 p.m., police received a report of someone matching Abarca's description who was carrying a knife and attempting to carjack a vehicle near Berryville Avenue. Soto said her son apparently took two of her kitchen knives before he left the house.

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Undated photo of Jason shared by his mother.

 

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April 29, 2024

WINCHESTER, Va. (WHSV) -
Around 1:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, members of the FCSO’s Search and Rescue Team (SAR) located the remains of a human male in a densely wooded area between Star Tannery and N. Pifer Road in the southwest portion of Frederick County.

The remains are believed to be those of Jason Diego Abarca, who was last seen fleeing in a business parking lot on Berryville Avenue in Winchester, after an alleged carjacking on December 13, 2023.

Found body possibly that of missing man from Winchester

The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office has located what is believed to be the body of a male missing out of Winchester since December.

www.whsv.com

 

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/05/01/jason-abarco-missing-teen-found/

May 1, 2024

 

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Confirmed the remains are those of Jason Diego Abarca.

June 5, 2024

On April 29, search crews found a body in a wooded area. The Northern District Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has now positively identified that body as being Jason Abarca.

Body found in Frederick County has been identified

A body found in Frederick County has been identified.

www.whsv.com