New Mexico couple in custody following non-custodial abduction

Might 20—A New Mexico man and lady had been taken into custody Friday after the 2 non-custodial mother and father took three kids from a house in rural Pittsburg County. A 3rd particular person 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 kids 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 bought them,” Morris mentioned.

The sheriff mentioned baby welfare workplaces 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 kids weren’t identified on account of state privateness legal guidelines.

Morris mentioned the couple lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico and so they had been probably on their method again to New Mexico with the youngsters 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 placement of the mom and the youngsters.

Morris mentioned investigators then started a “full all-out search” for the youngsters and the mom within the Kiowa space.

Simply earlier than midday Friday, the youngsters, 10-month-old Zamirah Aranda, 8-year-old Raziel Aranda, and 10-year-old Areli Aranda, had been discovered protected at a Kiowa residence together with the mom who was hiding within the residence.

In keeping with Pittsburg County Undersheriff Frankie McClendon, Rachel Powell, of Kiowa, was booked into the Pittsburg County Jail on a criticism of harboring a fugitive for serving to conceal the couple on the residence.

District 18 District Legal professional Chuck Sullivan mentioned his workplace will view the report.

“I’ll fastidiously evaluate the report, and if expenses are warranted, we are going to file them,” Sullivan mentioned.

Contact Derrick James at djames@mcalesternews.com