A man with a warrant out for his arrest regarding allegations of child sexual abuse has been arrested.
In 2022, an arrest warrant for Davie Albarran was put out by police in Osceola County, Florida in connection with accusations of sexual assault towards two children.
The 51-year-old evaded authorities for 451 days before he was arrested for sexual battery on a child under 12 and lewd conduct with a child under 12.
Police found him hiding in a shed in Lakeland, Polk County in Florida on February 18.
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According to the arrest affidavit, Albarran claimed that his name was Jose Rodriguez but he was identified through his driver's license photo.
Albarran's daughters also worked with authorities and started a campaign on social media to help authorities locate him.
Albarran had also previously been featured on an episode of the TV show America's Most Wanted.
His daughter Ana told FOX 35 in Orlando: "I just feel so liberated and free, like I don't have to do this anymore.
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"I don't have to look for him. Of course we have the court process but my search for him is over which means I can go back to my life."
After his arrest, Albarran was detained in the Osceola County Jail. At present, no information relating to charges has been released.
Sheriff Grady Judd of Polk County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest in a post online.
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In the video, Judd said: "He made a mistake. AMW (America’s Most Wanted) ran him all over the nation and he came to Lakeland.
"When he came to Lakeland, we received confidential information. They said, ‘Hey, we know where this dude is.’
"So we snuck around Sunday night just before midnight in a backyard in Country Haven Drive. Well, it might have been Country Haven Drive, but it was no haven for him.”
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Judd also confirmed the arrest in a tweet, writing: "Got 'em! Davie Albarran, featured on @MostWantedonFOX since Dec. 2022 with a sexual battery on a child warrant from @OsceolaSheriff made the very poor decision to hide in Polk, of all places.
"Our K9 team Deputy Lee and Kreed helped make the arrest!"
Following her father's disappearance, Ana posted on Facebook publicly accusing him of acting inappropriately with her when she was a child and appealed for information that might lead to his arrest.
She wrote: "Please share and paint the city with his face. He’s on the run and the cops are looking for him."
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Ana and her sister Yaneiry also launched a campaign on TikTok, documenting their efforts to track down their father.
Kit Roberts