Florida Amber Alert: Juliet Arioso abducted from Marion County

A Florida Amber Alert has been issued for 13-year-old Juliet Arioso after she was allegedly abducted by 45-year-old Jason Castillo in Marion County, according to officials. Anyone with information is urged to call 911 immediately.

Juliet is believed to have been abducted sometime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday from her home in the Shady Road Villas community in Ocala, about 65 miles northwest of Orlando, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Juliet is believed to be traveling with Castillo in a red 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe with Florida license plate 77ERLW. They may be traveling southbound.

Juliet is described as a 13-year-old white female with brown hair and brown eyes, standing 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 90 pounds.

Castillo is described as a 45-year-old white-Hispanic male with brown hair and green eyes, standing 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 190 pounds.

Anyone who sees Juliet, Castillo, or the suspect vehicle is urged not to approach and to call 911 immediately. Anyone with other information is asked to call the Marion County Sheriff’s Office at 352-732-9111 or the Florida Department of Law Enforcement at 1-888-356-4774.

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