The FBI is asking for the public's help in finding a 16-month-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped by his biological mother and possibly taken to Mexico.
FBI officials said Miguel Eduardo Zuniga Medina Jr. was kidnapped by his biological mother, who does not have custody of him.The FBI is asking for the public's help in finding a 16-month-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped by his biological mother, who does not have custody of him. Authorities believe the minor may have been taken to Mexico.
The mother was identified as Brigette Benítez, 31, and her biological son, Miguel Eduardo Zúñiga Medina Jr. The toddler was last seen on Feb. 6, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. near the 500 block of Grand Avenue in Walnut. He was allegedly picked up by Benitez and has not been returned to her legal guardian.& taken to Mexico by his mother, Brigette Benitez, when she failed to return him to his legal guardian. If you have information, please call the“Benitez, who does not have custody of Medina Jr.
The minor was supposed to have been returned to his legal guardian “following an unsupervised visit,” the FBI reported.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.It is possible that the minor is with his mother in Aguascalientes, Mexico, therefore the FBI obtained an international federal arrest warrant against Benítez Thursday.
The complaint alleges that Benitez “intentionally obstructed the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services , which has legal and physical custody of Medina Jr.,” the FBI said.
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