Federal authorities are in search of a California lady suspected of kidnapping her 16-month-old organic son and taking him throughout the Southern Border into Mexico.
Brigette Benitez, 31, is needed by the FBI after she allegedly did not return her son Miguel Eduardo Zuniga Medina Jr. to his foster household following an unsupervised go to.
On Feb. 6, Benitez picked up her son in Walnut, California, for a scheduled, unsupervised go to. However on the finish of the go to, Benitez, who doesn’t have authorized custody of her son, didn’t return him to his authorized guardian, in keeping with the FBI.
The 2 have been final seen in a black 2021 Toyota Camry with the California license plate 8WAS968.
Benitez was charged with worldwide parental kidnapping, and a federal arrest warrant was issued for her on Thursday.
The FBI stated Benitez might have taken Miguel to Aguascalientes, Mexico, the place his non-custodial father is believed to reside.
Investigators stated Benitez crossed the border into Mexico on Feb. 6 on the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego County, in keeping with KTLA.
Miguel’s father was arrested final 12 months for an alleged home violence incident in Los Angeles County. Medina Sr. additionally has a historical past of violence within the presence of youngsters, in keeping with the FBI.
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Benitez and Medina Sr. misplaced custody of their son following the arrest, and Miguel was positioned within the custody of Little one and Household Companies.
Anybody with details about the whereabouts of Benitez or her son is urged to name their native FBI workplace or the closest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.