The 47-year-old driver named Jesús who shot the final photo of the missing Mexican girl Debanhi Escobar has been arrested. The photo shows Debanhi Escobar standing alone by the darkened roadside before she got missing. According to the Daily Mail, 18-year-old Debanhi got missing following a night of partying with two female friends in the city of Escobedo on April 8, 2022.
At one point, Escobar got into an argument with one of her friends, who contacted a taxi driver, identified only as 47-year-old Jesús, to arrange to drop her off at her residence.
Along the way a heated discussion ensued between Jesús, who was known and trusted by the girls, and Escobar. He has since been arrested on drugs charges, with his apprehension believed to be linked to the disappearance.
Jesús, whose rideshare app was turned off during the trip, left Escobar stranded on the side of the highway that leads to the Tamaulipas border town of Nuevo Laredo and took a picture of her which he sent to her friends around 5am on April 9.
In the photo, Escobar is wearing a crop top and a skirt, and has her back turned away from Jesús while looking down the road.
Jesús, who in the past had been investigated for harassment and attempted kidnapping of women, was taken into custody for possession of narcotics last Tuesday and questioned by the Nuevo León State Office of the Attorney General over the incident with Escobar.
According to reports, officials are yet to charge Jesús for Debanhi Escobar’s disappearance.
Over the weekend, Mario Escobar told Mexican news network Telediario Monterrey that he had seen more footage from more than 15 surveillance cameras that were obtained by the Office of the Attorney General and held out hope that they will find her.
One of the security cameras showed Escobar entering the site of Alcosa Transportes Internacionales, a trucking company, moments after Jesús abandoned her. However, she was never seen exiting the cargo company site.
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