Overview

• Officials published security footage showing 26-year-old Andres Caceres Jaldin grabbing a toddler at Fair Oaks Mall’s indoor play area
• The child’s parent intervened on the second floor and police later charged Jaldin with abduction of a minor and grand larceny
• Fairfax County detectives tracked Jaldin to an Extended Stay hotel in Chantilly and recovered a vehicle allegedly stolen from a local auto body shop
• Court records show Jaldin has no fixed address and a 2024 criminal history including assault, malicious wounding and destruction of property
• A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed that Jaldin is a U.S. citizen