Wisconsin man gets 30 years in federal prison for abduction of 16-year-old Alabama girl
A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to federal prison for the 2021 kidnapping of a 16-year-old Alabama girl that prompted an Amber Alert.
Iziquel Pasheng Vang, 23, received a 30-year sentence for kidnapping and carjacking, according to a Tuesday announcement by Middle District of Alabama U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. The judge also ordered that Vang serve five years of supervised release once his prison term is complete.
There is no parole in the federal system.
In 2021, according to Vang’s plea agreement and other court records, Vang was living in Alabama’s Wiregrass area.
During that time, he became friends with the 16-year-old girl from Slocomb. The friendship eventually ended when Vang became aggressive.
In early May of 2021, Vang began watching the girl’s house, authorities said. Then, on May 9, 2021, Vang entered the home and threatened the girl and her mother with a gun.
Vang forced the girl to drive him in her family’s car to Georgia. They later left Georgia and headed south to Florida.
Law enforcement in southern Georgia spotted Vang and the victim in the stolen vehicle and attempted to pull them over. Vang refused to stop.
Instead, Vang led law enforcement on a chase into Florida at excessive speeds, shooting at the pursuing officers multiple times. He ultimately wrecked the vehicle and was taking into custody.
The girl suffered minor injuries during the crash.
On November 30, 2022, Vang pleaded guilty to kidnapping and carjacking.
Van, Stewart said, “inflicted unimaginable terror upon a minor and her parents.”
“No family should be forced to endure events like those caused by Vang,’’ Stewart said. “Moreover, by trying to run from law enforcement, Vang placed at risk the lives of countless individuals. Given the disturbing facts of this case, the 30-year sentence is certainly appropriate.”
The FBI and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency investigated the case, with assistance from: the Geneva County Sheriff’s Office, the Slocomb Police Department, the Dale County Sheriff’s Office, the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Police Department; the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, the Georgia Highway Patrol, the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, the Morven Police Department in Georgia, the Florida Highway Patrol, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission; and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin P. Davidson prosecuted the case.