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Oct 14, 2009 7:22 pm US/Central
Denton County Boy Found Safe In Florida
JUSTIN (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ―
A Denton County boy in the middle of an Amber Alert search has been located safely in Florida.
Police in Justin issued the Amber Alert for the 1-year-old boy after he was taken overnight by his non-custodial father.
The child, identified as Malakai Izaak Mascorro. He is Hispanic, two feet and six inches tall, 25 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen around 11:00 a.m. Monday morning in Justin, which is located in Denton County.
According to the issued alert, the boy was taken by his father in the middle of the night, while his mom was asleep. The chief of police said that the mom is a parapalegic who was on medication at the time of the alleged abduction.
The suspect also allegedly took all cell phones from the home and cut the landline so that nobody could call 911 for help.
The suspect was identified as 24-year-old Jose David Mascorro. He is described as five feet and 11 inches tall, 185 pounds with his last name tattooed on his upper back.
The suspect was believed to be armed with two pistols and heading toward Florida driving a grey 2008 Dodge Magnum with the license plate number BB6K357.
Denton County authorities told CBS 11 News the child was found by U.S. Marshals in Tallahassee, Florida Wednesday afternoon.
Authorities say Jose Mascorro was arrested without incident. Malakai Mascorro is safe and is being cared for by Flordia agents before being transported back to Texas and returned to his mother.
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