NC GTA Suspect ‘Virginia Saavedra’ Pretends ‘Kidnapped’ Steals Good Samaritan Vehicle

RANDOLPH COUNTY, NC. (THECOUNT) — Virginia Saavedra has been identified as the GTA suspect arrested after telling a Good Samaritan she had been kidnapped – so she could steal his vehicle.

Authorities say, Saavedra, 19, pretended she had been kidnapped so she could take advantage of a Good Samaritan and steal his car.

Saavedra is accused of going up to a house in Sophia on Wednesday and telling the occupant she had just escaped an attempted kidnapping by a stranger, reports KKTV.

Authorities say the man let Saavedra sit in his truck to warm up while he went to call 911.

They say she fled in the truck, which was then spotted by deputies responding to the man’s 911 call.

She was arrested on several charges after a high-speed chase.

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Geo quick facts: Sophia is an unincorporated community in central Randolph County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is located along U.S. Highway 311, just northwest of the route’s intersection of with I-73/I-74/US 220 and southeast of Archdale, North Carolina. It is the location of WGHP-TV’s television transmitter tower – Wikipedia.