Illegal immigrant charged in rape to be deported

An illegal immigrant living in Opelika was arrested Sunday after authorities spent months looking for him in connection with the alleged rape and kidnapping of a Lanett woman, Lanett Police Lt. Tracy Bandy said.

Bandy spotted Vidal Esquivel Romero, 22, on 28th Street SW in Lanett and recognized him as the man wanted in connection with the almost four month old rape and kidnapping case. Romero was taken into custody without incident.

Bandy said the department had received several calls Sunday from people who reported the wanted man was driving around in a black Dodge pickup truck.

Romero is in the country illegally, although Bandy couldn't say where he was from. He was transported to the Chambers County Jail where he'll await deportation. Bandy said Romero probably will not face the rape and kidnapping charges against him.

Lily Gordon

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