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For nearly a week, the man suspected of abducting a Viola convenience store clerk -- and holding her for days before releasing her -- was nameless, faceless.

Sunday, authorities said they had pieced enough tips and information together to issue a pickup order for a man sought in connection with last Monday's armed robbery and abduction.

He is Robert D. Abner, 39, of Wichita, and he "should be considered armed and dangerous," Sedgwick County Undersheriff Bob Hinshaw said at a media briefing where he provided a photograph of a stocky, bearded Abner.

Abner has not been charged in connection with the abduction. Officials usually do not name a suspect until he has been arrested or charged. In this case, Hinshaw said, law enforcement thought there was a pressing need to warn the public.

Sheriff's detectives and FBI agents have not been able to locate Abner. Hinshaw said he is asking Abner to turn himself in.