(Update) Mr Kitchen has been arrested.  Shortly after noon today, the news was posted to the Facebook page of Longmont Fire, Police and OEM: “The suspect was arrested in Alabama at 10:50. The victim is safe.”

Colorado authorities warned that a kidnapping suspect and his 16-year-old victim may be heading to St Joe.

An official with the Longmont Department of Public Safety says a Longmont teenager was abducted and the suspect may be heading to Missouri with her.  A social media post listed three cities in Missouri that might be the kidnapper’s destination: St Joseph, Darlington and Kingston.

Thomas Ludwig Fechtler, 51, is also known as Thomas Kitchen. He was believed to be driving a light green, 2007 Toyota Rav4 with Missouri plate WH9K2U. The vehicle has rear end damage and expired plates dating back to November 2015.

Fechtler is believed to be traveling with the victim, a 16-year-old girl. The victim was described as white, measuring 5-feet, 3-inches tall and weighing 120 pounds. She has blond hair and blue eyes.

Fechtler is wanted on a felony arrest warrant for sexual assault on a child – position of trust, second-degree kidnapping and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.