A New Mexico man and lady had been taken into custody Friday after the 2 non-custodial mother and father took three youngsters from a house in rural Pittsburg County. A 3rd individual was additionally arrested Friday for aiding the couple.
Alexandria Aranda, 36, and Mosies Aranda, 33, had been every being held Friday within the Pittsburg County Jail on a criticism of kid abduction.
Moises Aranda was additionally being held on complaints of home assault and battery and resisting arrest.
Pittsburg County Sheriff Chris Morris mentioned his workplace requested an Amber Alert be issued Friday morning after the couple “strong-armed” a member of the family who had custody of their three youngsters and took them from a residence on Daisy Street round 7:30 a.m.
“They had been doing a security plan and so they simply got here again and received them,” Morris mentioned.
The sheriff mentioned youngster welfare places of work in each New Mexico and Oklahoma had been concerned with the household. Allegations in opposition to the mother and father who misplaced custody of their youngsters weren’t recognized resulting from state privateness legal guidelines.
Morris mentioned the couple lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico and so they had been seemingly on their manner again to New Mexico with the kids when the Amber Alert was issued round 9 a.m. Friday morning.
Quickly after the alert was issued, Moises Aranda was discovered hiding at a residence in Kiowa and wouldn’t disclose the situation of the mom and the kids.
Morris mentioned investigators then started a “full all-out search” for the kids and the mom within the Kiowa space.
Simply earlier than midday Friday, the kids, 10-month-old Zamirah Aranda, 8-year-old Raziel Aranda, and 10-year-old Areli Aranda, had been discovered secure at a Kiowa residence together with Alexandria Aranda who was hiding within the residence.
In line with Pittsburg County Undersheriff Frankie McClendon, Rachel Powell, of Kiowa, was booked Friday into the Pittsburg County Jail on a criticism of harboring a fugitive for serving to cover the couple on the residence.
District 18 District Legal professional Chuck Sullivan mentioned his workplace will view the report as soon as it’s made out there.
“I’ll fastidiously evaluate the report, and if costs are warranted, we’ll file them,” Sullivan mentioned.
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