Mom Arrested After Amber Alert For Miami Boy
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- The mother accused of kidnapping her 1-year old son prompting a nationwide Amber Alert is back in Florida - in police custody.
Leydibet Hernandez who was found with her son Logan Hernandez in Texas on Monday and was booked on Wednesday for interfering with custody since she had previously lost custody of her son.
But Hernandez is not the only one who was arrested in the case. Members of her family and boyfriend's family were also arrested.
Logan's legal guardian Rebeca Rodriguez, 58, was arrested.
According to her arrest report, she originally told police Leydibet had taken the child while they were sleeping. After the investigation, police said, she had given a false story and actually was aware the mother had taken the child and was heading to Texas on Saturday.
Rodriguez is charged with interfering in a Florida Department of Children and Families child custody case and giving a false report to police.
Rodriguez's son, Juan Pablo Mesa Jr., 33, who lives with Leydibet was arrested on the same charges.
Lazara Ortiz, Logan's grandmother, is also under arrest. According to her police report, Ortiz along with Leydibet were heading to Laredo, Texas en route to Mexico when authorities caught up to them Sunday.
Ortiz allegedly bought the bus tickets for Leydibet and the baby. The police report states she was aware the mother's custody rights had been revoked but she felt the need to help her keep her son.
As for the child, at last check was going to remain in foster care.