Sheriff’s officials in northern Iowa’s Humboldt County say Lavista, Nebraska man was arrested Tuesday on a felony kidnapping charge after authorities received a report that at around 2:36-a.m. Tuesday, about the alleged abduction of a young woman from Fremont, NE. 36-year old Valentin Velez was being held in the Humboldt County Jail. If convicted, he faces up to 10-years in jail.

Authorities say the woman had used social media to contact friends and family. Deputies from Humboldt and Wright Counties were able to locate her at 503 McCurry Street, in Renwick. Authorities say the young lady was able to escape the residence and was taken by ambulance to the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, where she was treated.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was assisted in its investigation by the Humboldt County Attorney’s Office, Iowa DCI, the Wright County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Department of Narcotics Enforcement, and the Renwick  Ambulance Service.