CHINO HILLS - A Riverside man was arrested after allegedly posing as an Amazon employer and kidnapping a 19-year-old woman he met through social media, police announced Thursday.

Aaron Misael Viteri Vera was accused of using a phone application to contact the victim, who was on the app looking for employment. Using the screen name “Jay Delgado,” the 22-year-old suspect messaged the victim for weeks regarding possible employment at an Amazon warehouse.

The two had set up a lunch meeting at a Subway for Feb. 26, but when the time came to finally meet in person, Viteri Vera told her he didn’t want to go to the restaurant and offered to drive her to Wendy’s instead.

A short time after the victim got into his car, the woman realized they were driving in a direction away from the Wendy’s and became alarmed. A brief struggle ensued inside the car, but eventually the victim was able to open the open door and jump out of the vehicle. She immediately alerted authorities.

Viteri Vera was arrested at his residence and booked at the West Valley Detention Center on multiple charges, including kidnapping, according to police officials. (KTLA)

Story Date: March 6, 2015