Three suspects have been arrested, accused of kidnapping a three-month-old from an apartment in San Jose, California, while his grandmother was unloading groceries outside.
Gatekeepers News reports that the suspects; Yesenia Guadalupe Ramirez, 43, Jose Roman Portillo, 28, and Baldomeo Sandoval, 37, were arrested in connection to the kidnapping of the infant.
The baby, Brandon Cuellar, was abducted on Monday and was recovered unharmed and healthy on Tuesday, according to the San Jose Police Department.
“Baby Brandon has been located,” the Department tweeted on Tuesday, adding that he would be “taken to a local hospital as a precaution but he has been located alive.” They did not elaborate on where the boy was found or his condition.
“A million thank yous to all who assisted.”
A suspect walked into a home in the 1000 block of Elm Street at around 1 p.m. Monday and left with the young boy. Police released video that shows the man walking down the sidewalk holding a baby carrier covered by a white blanket.
Yesenia Guadalupe Ramirez of San Jose, 43, was detained Monday as a ‘person of interest’ after her statement to police changed several times when they interviewed her. She was present when the child was taken.
San Jose Police spokesman Sgt. Christian Camarillo told reporters on Tuesday that she was with Brandon’s grandmother when an unknown man snatched the infant.
“This was a person who was with the grandmother yesterday when they went shopping, she was present at the apartment complex when this happened,” he said. “There have been some inconsistencies with what she has told us. Obviously, drawing our attention to what she knows about this.”
Then, police said, Baldomeo Sandoval of San Jose, 37, was identified as another person of interest and interviewed. Both Ramirez and Sandoval were arrested Monday.
The next day, the San Jose Police Department Covert Response Unit, MERGE Unit and Robbery Unit Detectives carried out a search warrant at the home of the third suspect, Jose Roman Portillo, 28, of San Jose.
There, they found Brandon, 20 hours after he was reported missing.
