Photo: Auburn Police Department
His arrest follows previous first-degree kidnapping charges in Aniah’s case filed against 35-year-oldAntwain “Squirmy” Fisherand 29-year-oldIbraheem Yazeed.
On Monday, Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes told PEOPLE his office has “good reason to believe” thathuman remains found in Macon Countyare those of the missing woman.
Harris previously told PEOPLE that his stepdaughter communicated with her roommate through Snapchat on Oct. 23, just before midnight, saying she would be home soon.
David Lee Johnson Jr.Macon County Sheriff’s Office
Antwain “Squirmy” Fisher.Auburn Police Division
Ibraheem Yazeed.Auburn Police Division
Minutes later, Blanchard sent a message saying she was with someone named “Eric,” according to Harris. When her roommate asked who he was, Blanchard wrote back, “I just met him,” according to Harris.
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She was never heard from again, and two days after she was reported missing, police found her scraped car nearly 60 miles away in Montgomery. Evidence recovered from the vehicle led Auburn police to believe Blanchard wasa victim of foul play.
Damage to Aniah Blanchard’s CR-V.Auburn Police Department
Blanchard was last seen on surveillance camera video from a convenience store near her home. Yazeed was identified as a person of interest after video surveillance showed him inside the convenience store.
A probable cause affidavit in Yazeed’s case says blood “indicative of someone suffering a life-threatening injury” was found on the passenger side of Blanchard’s vehicle, reports theAdvertiser. “During the subsequent investigation a witness identified Yazeed as the individual he observed forcing Blanchard into a vehicle against her will and then leaving with her in the vehicle” from the convenience store location, according to the document.
An attorney for Fisher, Andrew Stanley, did not immediately return a call from PEOPLE for comment. He filed a motion seeking a $50,000 bond for Fisher after a judge ruled that Fisher could be held in the Lee County jail without bond, reports theAdvertiser.
Attorneys who might speak on behalf of Yazeed, who also is being held in Lee County without bond, and Johnson were not identified.
source: people.com
