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UPDATE: On Saturday afternoon, the sheriff released a statement saying that Brent Engel was arrested around 2pm in Price Hill without incident. A sheriff's spokesman says Engel became aware that he was wanted and turned himself in.
Engel is now at the Hamilton County Justice Center awaiting arraignment.
ORIGINAL STORY:
( Symmes Twp ) - The Hamilton County Sheriff is asking for help finding a man who used a knife to rob an elderly woman on Thursday.
Investigators say around 3pm, an 84-year-old woman was getting into her car at the CVS on Loveland Madeira Road near Kemper, when 31-year-old Brent Engel got in the passenger seat and pulled a knife. The sheriff says he threatened her life and made her drive throughout Hamilton County, withdrawing money that Engel allegedly used to buy drugs. Engel allegedly used the drugs in the woman's car, and he eventually left her around 8pm near the intersection of Montgomery and Kemper. The woman was not hurt.
Brent Engel is still at large. He's been charged with aggravated robbery and abduction. He's described as a white man, 6'2, 240 lbs, with short brown hair and blue eyes. He has multiple tattoos around his neck and arms. The sheriff says he's a gang member and should be considered dangerous. His last known address was on Sunrise Dr in Loveland.
If you can help police, call CrimeStoppers at 513-352-3040 or text CINTIP plus your message to CRIMES.