18-year-old Naomi Irion has been missing since she was abducted on March 12, 2022, from a Nevada Walmart parking lot while awaiting a shuttle to her job.
Her family says they are counting on her “stubborn” personality to help her return home alive.
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Who is Naomi Irion?
Naomi Irion is one of seven siblings, including three boys between the ages of 8 and 13 who were adopted from Ukraine three years ago.
She graduated from high school in Pretoria, South Africa, where her stepfather is a diplomat and her mother is a teacher.
After she graduated last year, she moved to Fernley, Nevada, and moved in with her older brother Casey Valley, a Navy veteran.
Valley spoke with The Independent, saying, “I feel like I failed [to] prepare Naomi for this evil world. I’m the big brother.”
He also told the outlet he has hope she’ll return because “She is very stubborn…I’m sure that whoever is dealing with her right now is dealing with that.”
Naomi worked for Panasonic and was scrolling social media in her car while waiting for the shuttle to show up when she was approached by a masked, hooded man.
According to Valley, who is one of the only people outside of police to see the footage in its entirety, the man did or said something that caused his sister to move to the passenger seat.
The car disappeared into the early morning darkness as it fell out of the camera’s reach with the man at the wheel; detectives found her car two days after her disappearance, less than a mile from the Walmart parking lot.
Police said evidence in her car suggests “Naomi’s disappearance is criminal in nature,” according to the March 15 Facebook post.
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What does Naomi Irion look like?
Known for switching her hair colors regularly, Naomi’s hair was dyed black at the time of her disappearance.
She is 5’11” and around 240 pounds, with green eyes; she has both sides of her nose pierced as well as her septum and also has a smiley face tattoo on one of her ankles.
She was last seen wearing a blue Panasonic shirt under a gray cardigan, sweats, and non-name brand Ugg boots.
Who is suspected of Naomi’s kidnapping?
Police arrested Troy Driver of Fallon, Nevada, after he allegedly approached Irion’s 1992 Mercury Sable before getting in and driving off.
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According to police, surveillance footage shows Driver lurking around her car before approaching her.
How they connected Driver to the kidnapping isn’t immediately clear, however, police also said Driver’s truck has been impounded and taken into evidence.
Irion’s whereabouts are still unknown as of Driver’s arrest.
Driver is being held on kidnapping charges, and his bond is set at $750k.
On Monday, March 28, 2022, the FBI announced that they were offering a 10k reward for any information leading to Irion being found.
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