Two dogs missing since late last month after their owner was carjacked have been found and reunited with the owner, Orange County deputies say.

  • Frankie Ray and Chico disappeared June 29
  • Deputies say owner was carjacked by 14-year-old boy
  • Dogs were inside car when car was taken

A Chihuahua named Chico was found last weekend and a poodle mix named Frankie Ray was found on Fudge Road at about 7:30 Friday morning, the Sheriff's Office said.

The duo had been missing since the morning of June 29, when deputies say a 14-year-old boy carjacked Eileen Pagan at a gas station on North Orange Blossom Trail.

According to deputies, the boy approached Pagan at Plymouth gas station and asked for a ride. Pagan, who had just recently moved here and had her dogs in the car with her, agreed to give the boy a ride. During the trip, deputies think the boy beat and pepper-sprayed Pagan. He forced her out of her car and drove off, they said.

Pagan was hospitalized with facial injuries.

Deputies found the boy driving her car in Apopka less than two hours later and took him into custody. They said he confessed to the carjacking. The dogs were missing, however, and he refused to tell authorities where they were.

Deputies said an "outpouring of community support" helped find Chico.