Amber Alert: Abducted child located, homicide suspect taken into custody
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The California Highway Patrol announced Tuesday evening that the police have located the two-year-old boy who was abducted by his father, who was on the run in connection with a murder.
The Riverside County Sheriff s Department revealed the father & son were located as Las Vegas, Nevada. This AMBER Alert has been deactivated. The child was safely located and the suspect was taken into custody. https://t.co/unwuyqTJ5D CHP - Alerts (@CHPAlerts) July 7, 2021
Celestine John Stoot Jr., 42, is accused of killing his girlfriend, Natasha Denise Barlow, 43 of San Jacinto on Monday, July 5.
LOS ANGELES (KUSI) – A Lake Elsinore man suspected of killing his girlfriend and abducting their 2-year-old son was taken into custody Tuesday in Las Vegas.
Celestine John Stoot Jr., 42, had last been seen Monday, when Riverside County sheriff’s investigators allege that he killed Natasha Denise Barlow of San Jacinto.
According to sheriff’s Sgt. Deanna Pecoraro, the attack occurred Monday afternoon at a residence in the 17000 block of Hayes Avenue in Lake Elsinore.
Pecoraro said patrol deputies were called to the location to investigate reports of a death and found the 43-year-old woman inside the home. The exact cause of Barlow’s death was not specified, and there was no mention of a possible motive.
Man suffers major injuries after four-vehicle crash in Indian Wells
A man has been rushed to the hospital with major injuries after a four-vehicle crash in Indian Wells Tuesday afternoon.
The crash happened in the area of Fred Waring Drive and Eldorado Drive at approximately 2:58 p.m.
Sgt. Deonna Pecoraro of the Riverside County Sheriff Department told News Channel 3 that deputies learned that one vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed collided into three vehicles that were stopped at the red light.
One person was extricated from their vehicle and taken to the hospital via ground ambulance, Cal Fire confirmed. Pecoraro said no other injuries were reported.
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A flyer issued by the California Highway Patrol on behalf of the Riverside County Sheriff s Department. (CHP)
LAKE ELSINORE, CA A 2-year-old child has been reported missing in Lake Elsinore, and the sheriff s department suspects his father abducted him and killed a person in the area.
An Amber Alert was issued Sunday evening for Celestine Stoot III who was last seen July 4 with his father, Celestine Stoot Jr., 31. The man is considered armed and dangerous, according to the Riverside County Sheriff s Department.
Shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday, the sheriff s department provided an update and said the man is wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred in the Lake Elsinore area. No details were provided about the killing.