Police in Massachusetts are still searching for Jalajhia Finklea, 18, who has been missing since October 20, even after the man she was last seen with was killed during an arrest attempt in Florida.
According to the District Attorney’s office, Jalajhia was last seen getting into a car belonging to Luis, 37, who is also known as Luis Barbosa. Minutes later, her cellphone was turned off. Police located the phone about five miles from where she got into the car.
Luis was hard to find, so local police teamed up with the U.S. Marshals. People reported that authorities tracked him to Texas and then to Florida, and that surveillance video in both states showed him but gave no sign of Jalajhia.
On November 5, a U.S. Marshals Service task force tried to arrest Luis in Crestview, Florida. Authorities say he fired a gun at the task force, who returned fire, and he died. People reported that New Bedford police were on their way to Florida at the time to arrest him on kidnapping and larceny charges. Those charges were allegations that never went to trial.
Since his death, police say they are once again relying on the public for information about what happened to Jalajhia. Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Bedford Police Department.
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