Updated 8:45 a.m. to show the child and mom were located.
A man was arrested Tuesday in Yakima, Washington, after authorities believe he abducted an infant at gunpoint, and the baby was later found, according to police and social media.
Police had issued an Amber Alert for one-year-old Leonnel Barajas after he was abducted from his home around 11:30 p.m. Monday by a his uncle, said Mike Bastinelli, Yakima Police Department spokesman. The baby and his mother were found Tuesday morning, according to a tweet from AmberAlert.com.
CANCELLED AMBER Alert : Yakima City,WA Both suspects and child located
— AMBERAlert.com (@Amber_Alert) February 28, 2017
Police arrested Manuel Carrasco Mendoza, 23, just before 6 a.m., but officers had been looking for Jessica Mendoza, the baby’s mother, Bastinelli said.
Jessica MendozaYakima Police Department
Mendoza broke into the home, and pointed a gun at an undisclosed number of occupants, police said. He then fled with the baby’s mother, Bastinelli said. The dispute is over custody, he said.
The baby has blond hair and blue eyes, and he was last seen wearing a maroon shirt with gray sleeves, and red and blue checkered pants, according to police.
Bastinelli said he didn’t know where Mendoza was captured, but officers had been looking for a silver, four-door Chevrolet Impala.
Yakima police have not confirmed that they located Jessica Mendoza or the baby or how they were found.
This post will be updated as news develops.
— Tony Hernandez
thernandez@oregonian.com
503-294-5928
@tonyhreports
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