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Phoenix police have one suspect in custody and are in the process of identifying another in connection with the alleged kidnapping of an ASU student.

The suspect in custody has been charged with armed robbery and kidnapping of ASU pre-business freshman Jacob Bright, according to Phoenix police detective Sylvia Aldredge.

Aldredge said police have narrowed the identity of the second kidnapper down to several suspects.

Bright, who was allegedly abducted Sept. 7 from the parking lot of the Wal-Mart on 37th Street and Thomas Road, said he is supposed to pick his kidnapper out of a lineup Friday at the Phoenix police station.

Two suspects allegedly held Bright, 18, against his will for five days, forcing him to use his debit and credit cards to withdraw about $4,000 from his accounts, smoke "crack" cocaine, and purchase merchandise for them.

Bright said the suspect currently in police custody identified himself as "Gino," but that he overheard the other kidnapper call him "Paul."

Bright's mother first reported her son missing to ASU police on Sept. 11.

Detective Aldredge was unable to comment on specifics of the case but said the police report and 9-1-1 tape, (of Bright allegedly making a call from the Travelodge Airport Hotel while the two men were keeping him in custody for a night), would probably be available sometime next week.

Jean Lawlor, Bright's work supervisor at the Mustang Library in Scottsdale, was the one who called Jacob's mother to let her know he had not shown up for work for several days.

"Jacob is a very conscientious and hard worker," she said. "He gets along with his co-workers, and we're happy to work with him."

Reach the reporter at educhristina.viloria@asu.edu.


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