Alleged Child Abductor Faces Federal Charges

The man accused of luring an Escondido boy across the country now faces federal charges.

36-year-old Tony McLeod of Tampa, Fla., has been charged with enticement of a minor, according to federal officials.

The San Diego District Attorney’s Office already filed charged against McLeod last week. They include child abduction, meeting with a minor to commit a sex offense, online enticement of a minor, contact with a minor to commit a felony and enticing a minor to produce child pornography.

A 14-year-old boy from Escondido was reported missing June 10. Phone records showed he had been communicating with someone named β€œTony,” according to officials.

Officials tracked McLeod to the Los Angeles International Airport. Officials said he was traveling to Florida with the boy, who boarded the plane under a fake name.

McLeod was arrested when they landed. He remains in custody in Florida.
 

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