Law enforcement across North Texas are looking for a 14-year-old girl and 23-year-old male suspect as part of a statewide Amber Alert.
Abducted Child
The missing girl is 14-year-old Ruby Zavala. She is 5 feet tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white top, blue jeans and tan shoes.
Suspect
The suspect is 23-years-old Jesus Ramirez. he is 5 foot, 9 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black baseball cap.
Both were seen in the Mt. Pleasant area, about 100 miles east of Dallas around 2:00 p.m.
KETK, the NBC affiliate in Tyler reported Ramirez is said to be armed, dangerous and mentally ill. "He is known to have an obsession with the victim," police told KETK.
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Mount Pleasant Police said this all started around Sunday at 1:00 p.m. A mother and her two children were kidnapped from Saint Micheal's Catholic Church at 1403 E. First St. in Mount Pleasant.
Police said the three were then driven to a county residence where the mother and one child were released. However, the suspect drove off with Zavala.
At this time, police do not have a vehicle description.
If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of Ruby please call 903-575-4004.
