Man kidnapped ex-girlfriend after placing tracking device in her car: HCSO

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A man was arrested after deputies say he kidnapped his ex-girlfriend in Ruskin early Tuesday morning.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a home on 33rd Street Southeast when they received a call about the kidnapping around 3:22 a.m.

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During an investigation, they learned that Julian Jaramillo, 21, used a tracking device he placed inside the victim's car to track her back to her home.

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Deputies said Jaramillo then stole the victim's keys from her when she came out of the home and forced her into the trunk of her vehicle before driving off.

Lisa Alberto lives across from the home where the kidnapping happened.

"I feel very unsafe. I really do. I feel unsafe for my children because why would somebody want to do that,” she said.

According to HCSO, Jaramillo took the victim to his home in Palmetto, where he held her against her will. The Manatee County Sheriff's Office was notified of the investigation, and Jaramillo was stopped leaving his neighborhood with the victim in her vehicle and taken into custody.

The victim had minor injuries.

"That's scary. That's really, really scary. To be able to do that to a woman, an adult, imagine what can happen for a kid," said Alberto.

Jaramillo was charged with carjacking, kidnapping, battery - domestic violence, and installation of a tracking device. He was booked into the Manatee County Jail and is waiting to be extradited back to Hillsborough County.

Alberto said she will be keeping an extra eye out going forward.

“I think I’m going to wind up not letting my kids out a lot. Or come out here with them and sit on the porch or something and watch them, because I don't want anything to happen to them,” she said.