A man was arrested Tuesday in Yakima after authorities believe he abducted the infant at gunpoint, and the baby is still missing, a police spokesman said.
Police issued an Amber Alert for 1-year-old Leonnel Barajas after he was abducted from his home around 11:30 p.m. by a his uncle, said Mike Bastinelli, Yakima Police Department spokesman.
Police arrested Manuel Carrasco Mendoza, 23, just before 6 a.m., but officers are still looking for Jessica Mendoza, the baby’s mother who may have him, Bastinelli said.
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.
