Mejia Child Reunited With Father

Around 6 a.m. ET, on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, three-year-old Madeline Mejia was abducted from her Florida home in Apopka. Her father, Lester Mejia, had placed a immature child in a automobile and ran behind into a home to collect keys he had forgotten.

He listened his daughter roar and rushed outward only in time to see his daughter being taken divided in a black Honda with Texas plates. Mejia followed a automobile for a bit though had to spin behind since he did not have a cellphone.

Mejia reported that he did not commend a male pushing and that a child’s mom lived out of state.

An Amber Alert was sent out and a Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents used their Cessna to hunt for a vehicle. Around 11 a.m. they speckled a automobile on highway I-10, 200 miles divided in Tallahassee. They radioed to a FDLE’s agents on a ground, and with a assistance of a Florida State Troopers, they pulled over a automobile and recovered a child.

Three group and one lady were taken into custody. They are being charged with kidnapping. Authorities have not expelled a suspects’ names during this time. So far, there is no famous ground and it is misleading during this time either any of a suspects have a tie of any kind to a Mejia family.

The State Law Enforcement thanked “the Apopka Police Department, Florida Highway Patrol and, all of a law coercion partners who worked together to solve this Amber Alert. And interjection to everybody who helped us widespread a word.”

The Mejia family was reunited happily. Mr. Mejia said, “I’m happy for my baby entrance back.” Thankfully, for a quick response by everybody involved; this story has a happy ending.

It has now come to light that some of Mejia’s strange matter to officials was fabricated. The lady and one of a group who was arrested incited out to be a Mejia child’s mom and her boyfriend.

When military did a follow-up talk with Mejia he certified to meaningful that a child’s mom had in fact taken her. A family member had called Mejia during work and sensitive him that a child’s mom took a child. On his approach home from work, Mejia called 911, and they sensitive him that there was zero they could do if a child was with her mother. So, in hopes of removing his daughter back, he devised a abduction story.

In a statement, Mejia claimed he done adult a story out of fear for his child’s safety. He felt that this was a fastest approach to find his child.

It is misleading during this time if Mejia will face charges. The mom and her beloved were requisitioned on charges of division of child custody.

By Sheena Robertson

Sources:

CNN: Father reunited with his toddler after he saw her get abducted from their driveway
WEAR Tv: Photo shows impulse agents redeem abducted Florida 3-year-old girl
Tampa Bay Times: Missing lady discovered after authorities ping cellphone in abductors’ car

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