The stepfather of a teenager who has been missing for 20 days has been taken into police custody amid claims that he knows who has taken his daughter . Anjelica 'AJ ' Hadsell , 18 , has been missing since March 2 and her stepfather Wesley Hadsell , 36 , was taken into custody on Saturday after being interrogated by police for more than 15 hours . Wesley has been locked up on six charges including four charges of obstructing justice , one charge of possessing ammunition after a felony and one charge of breaking and entering . Scroll down for video . Anjelica 'AJ ' Hadsell , left , has been missing since March 2 and her stepfather Wesley Hadsell , right , was taken into custody on Saturday after being interrogated by police for more than 15 hours . Speaking from the Norfolk City Jail , Wesley said he broke into the home of the person that he believes took his daughter against her will . ' I could n't sit a minute away from where my daughter may have been , ' he told WAVY.com . Wesley has admitted to spending roughly 18 minutes inside the home , where he says he searched for evidence by going through the trash and searching under the carpet . He said he even punched the family dog out of anger . While searching the property AJ 's stepfather claims that he discovered her jacket . ' I found my daughter 's jacket in his couch rolled up behind the cushion , ' he said . ' I was just trying to make the evidence come to light . It 's not like I had the jacket , I did n't plant the jacket , I did n't know anything about that . It was the fact of the overwhelming information that led me there . ' Wesley is currently being held without bond and the Norfolk Police Department are not currently refering to him as a person of interest or a suspect in AJ 's disappearance . Wesley Hadsell , left , has admitted breaking into the home of the person that he believes took his daughter AJ , right , against her will . Officially the cops have said that they are not ruling out foul play and they have no suspects . During a search of Wesley 's hotel room police found 72 rounds of nine-millimeter ammunition . He has aroused local suspicions on social media in part because he has a lengthy felony criminal record . In 2005 his ex-wife went missing for several days and he was reportedly arrested after allegedly kidnapping her and driving her across multiple states . On Saturday he told WAVY that he is a changed man . ' I want my daughter home , ' he said . 'That 's what I want and that 's all I want . Anybody who wants to say something about that or get in the way of that , then I 'm sorry . So what some ways are unorthodox . I did n't have anything to do with her disappearance . I do n't know where she 's at . ' Police on Saturday spent over 12 hours combing a large , remote wooded area in coastal Chesapeake following a tip that some of AJ 's clothing had being found on the side of the road . Police on Saturday spent over 12 hours combing a large , remote wooded area in coastal Chesapeake following a tip that some of AJ 's clothing had being found on the side of the road . AJ 's family and friends had started searching the area around 5 p.m. on Friday and found at least four items they believe belonged to her . Forensics teams spent Saturday collecting evidence in brown paper bags . Hadsell is described as standing at 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 120 pounds . A Longwood University freshman , she was home for spring break and was last seen by a neighbor driving her car towards her parents ' home on March 2 in Norfolk , Virginia . A neighbor reported seeing AJ driving 'with purpose ' and then saw a white four-door vehicle following about a minute behind her . They say Hadsell was followed by a white four-door compact car less than one minute later , and that another neighbor spotted a similar white car in the family 's driveway around the same time .
Anjelica 'AJ ' Hadsell , 18 , has been missing since March 2 . Stepfather Wesley Hadsell , 36 , was taken into custody on Saturday after being interrogated by police for over 12 hours . He has been locked up on charges including obstructing justice , possessing ammunition after a felony and breaking and entering . He claims he found his missing daughter 's jacket after breaking into the home of the person he believes is responsible for her disappearance .