Police name two suspects in kidnapping of 3-year-old Briant Rodriguez
Authorities have identified two men they believe kidnapped 3-year-old Briant Rodriguez from his San Bernardino home along with a woman they describe as a "person of interest" in the case.
The suspects, Liberato Vega, 30, and Israel Ledesma Moreno, 28, may be in Mexico, and warrants have been issued for their arrest, said San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Jodie Miller. Both are illegal immigrants who have been deported before.
Vega's girlfriend, Claudia Acosta-Serrano, 21, is wanted for questioning, Miller said.
Briant was kidnapped May 3 after two men ransacked the home, tied up his family and took him away at gunpoint. He was found in Mexicali, Mexico, last Thursday and was reunited with his mother Saturday.
No motive for the kidnapping has been established. Sheriff's investigators and the FBI said Monday that they had not ruled out a possible narcotics connection but did not elaborate. Rodriguez's parents are not suspects.
-- David Kelley
Caption: Undated Handout photo of Liberato Vega, who is a suspect in the kidnapping of Briant Rodriguez 3, from his home in San Bernardino, Calif. Credit: San Bernardino County Sheriff's Dept.
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They deserve to be brought to justice if they did indeed kidnap this child. There is no excuse for this at all. What did thye hope to gain by taking the child to Mexico? I'm just glad he wasn't hurt and is now back with his family
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Posted by: Carl Wiley | May 19, 2009 at 08:16 AM
THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO THIS STORY THAN WE ARE BEING TOLD.
THE POLICE HAVE SAID THE FAMILY WAS THE TARGET IT WASN'T RANDOM...
Posted by: EKC | May 19, 2009 at 10:16 AM
I agree with EKC, there is more to this story. In my opinion, from the looks of the boy, he was kidnapped to be put into sex slavery. But, since there was a woman involved, it could just be that she wanted a child.
Posted by: Ruby Jackson | May 19, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Why would anyone kidnap an American Mexican kid when there are so many in Mexico available? No, drugs or some other illegal activity that everyone was participating in were involved; with kidnapping as revenge for a shortage of quantity of delivery.
Posted by: tanaS | May 19, 2009 at 02:54 PM
We have tried to address Child Crimes, Why.?. Because if you one of the parents it changes your life for your child to be taken, it concerns me spiritually when we miss that no matter where the child was taken or where the abductor intend to take them we have to stand together on this, because what if one day it was ours. I pray that we understand that this is not a new evil but one we must fight with the parent who is at loss. I remember a friend loosing her 16-year old son, she never has been the same. I hope we will just stand together on this so we can keep people who hurt children off the streets.
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Posted by: Falcon | May 19, 2009 at 06:18 PM
FIRST - I thank GOD for answering all of our prayers.. to reunite Briant with his mom.
What happened to the girlfriend? Have they found her and questioned her yet?? I hope we can find out the details. This is too close to home.
Posted by: Lisa | May 20, 2009 at 11:58 AM