HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A northwest Houston man has been arrested and is accused of a home invasion where prosecutors say three people, including a child, were pistol-whipped and locked in a closet.

The alleged crime happened in March 2024 in the 13000 block of Eldridge Valley Drive.

Joel Abarca is charged with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. He appeared in court, where a judge set his bond at $100,000.

According to the judge, Abarca is accused of a coordinated home invasion where a group allegedly held two adults and a child at gunpoint, pistol-whipping them, and then locking them in a closet while they robbed them.

Harris County investigators say multiple people were arrested, but in the past month, they obtained new evidence that also places Abar

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