A man who allegedly abducted his 2-month-old son in the Gorman area, triggering an Amber Alert, has been taken into custody Saturday, with his child returned safe and unharmed.
Jeffrey Michael Gomes, 42, and Jefferson Gomes were located at approximately 11:50 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The announcement was made by the department's Major Crimes Bureau and the sheriff's Santa Clarita Valley station, said Deputy Joana Warren of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
The two were possibly found on the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway, Warren said. The two may have also been spotted this morning at the Los Angeles International Airport, said Los Angeles Airport Police Officer Rob Pedregon.
At about 5:15 a.m., someone reported that a white pickup truck matching Gomes' white 2007 white Chevrolet 2500 was spotted leaving the airport's Central Terminal Area and going eastbound on Century Boulevard, Pedregon said. Officers reviewed video footage of the area and dispatched some units, but were unable to locate the truck.
"We (then) notified our jurisdictional partners," he said.
The abduction of Jefferson Gomes on Friday followed some kind of domestic violence incident, according to Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Information Bureau. The boy was last seen at 1:20 p.m. Friday in his father's pickup truck, which was towing an approximately 28-foot "toy hauler" trailer, Navarro- Suarez said.
Jeffrey Gomes fled from the area of Zenobia Way, just north of state Route 138 in Lebec and was believed to be heading north on Interstate 5, the deputy said Friday.
