Police make arrest in missing student case

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) � A Crookston, Minn. man has been arrested and is facing a kidnapping charge in the disappearance of Dru Sjodin, police said.

North Dakota student Dru Sjodin {ed. note:pronounced sha DEEN} was last seen Saturday, Nov. 22 at Columbia Mall in Grand Forks.

Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., 50, was arrested on Monday at 7:20 p.m. in Crookston, Minn., Grand Forks police said.

Rodriguez is being held at the Tri-County Correctional Center in Crookston, Minn., police said.

Dru Sjodin, of Pequot Lakes, Minn., has been missing since Nov. 22, when she left her job at the Columbia Mall in Grand Forks.

Police said a search for Sjodin is ongoing. Police said no further information will be released until a press briefing on Tuesday morning.

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