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TikTok influencer Marlena Velez is shown in a booking photo after her Oct. 12, 2025 arrest in Cape Coral, Fla. (Cape Coral Police Department)

A Florida TikTok influencer and mother-of-two who built an online following with lifestyle and fashion videos was arrested over the weekend after police say she tried to hide from officers inside a parked SUV.

Cape Coral police said Marlena Velez, 23, was taken into custody Oct. 12 following weeks of evading law enforcement tied to a probation violation and a fleeing charge stemming from a September traffic stop.

According to police, officers spotted a gray 2022 Kia Sorento linked to Velez that afternoon. During the stop, officers initially saw her in the passenger seat but moments later, she appeared to vanish.

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