Andres Caceres Jaldin, 26, was arrested Friday. Fairfax County police said earlier that morning Caceres Jaldin picked up the 3-year-old girl near a play area at Fair Oaks Mall and carried her up to the second floor of the JC Penney.
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Man accused of abducting toddler at Virginia mall previously charged with assault
Andres Caceres Jaldin was accused of assaulting his mother, father and brother last year, court records show.
By Drew Wilder, News4 Northern Virginia reporter • Published July 22, 2025 • Updated on July 22, 2025 at 5:42 pm
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Court records show Andres Caceres Jaldin was charged with assaulting family members last year. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
The man accused of abducting a toddler girl inside a Northern Virginia mall was previously charged with assaulting his mother, father and brother, according to court records.
Andres Caceres Jaldin, 26, was arrested Friday. Fairfax County police said earlier that morning Caceres Jaldin picked up the 3-year-old girl near a play area at Fair Oaks Mall and carried her up to the second floor of the JC Penney.
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The girl's father soon realized his daughter was missing from the play area and called his wife to tell her. She happened to be shopping at the JC Penney when she saw the man carrying her daughter and confronted him, according to court records.
Caceres Jaldin returned the child without incident and said he was only trying to help the girl find her parents, according to the criminal complaint.
Police said Caceres Jaldin left the mall in a car he'd stolen earlier in the day. Detectives traced the car to a hotel in Chantilly, where he was arrested.
Court records show Caceres Jaldin previously faced numerous charges for violent crimes. He was charged with multiple counts of assault and battery, malicious wounding and property destruction in 2024. The victims listed in court records are his mother, father and brother.
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