Man Arrested In Kidnapping Of 2 Anaheim Boys
ANAHEIM (CBS) — Authorities have arrested a 26-year-old man who they suspect helped in the abduction of two boys in Anaheim last week.
David Nicholas, of Monrovia, may have helped the boys' father and grandfather to take the children while they were standing outside an apartment complex with their mother Thursday night.
Nicholas was arrested at his home Sunday and booked on suspicion of conspiracy. His bail was set at $1 million, according to Anaheim police Sgt. Rick Martinez.
Police continued their search Sunday for 4-year-old Jacob and 2-year-old Justin Quinones.
The car allegedly used to abduct the boys was found Friday and belonged to a rental agency. The Amber Alert was canceled.
Authorities initially believed they boys' father, 23-year-old Abraham Fernandez, and their grandfather, 52-year-old Louis Mendoza Fernandez, might be taking the boys back to where they live in Houston but later determined they were still in California.
The boy's mother, 24, had reportedly been living with the father in Texas before coming with the boys to California several months ago.
Justin and Jacob were both wearing Buzz Lightyear T-shirts and beige shorts, and Jacob was also wearing a gray, zippered sweatshirt, Anaheim police Sgt. Bob Dunn said.
Justin is about 2 feet 6 inches tall and 38 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Jacob is 3 feet tall and 62 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
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