Police ID man arrested after child found in Sansom Park apartment where he was staying
SANSOM PARK — Police have identified a man who was arrested after a child, who recently went missing, was found in an apartment where he was staying.
The man—Javier Alejandro Cruz Cavazos—has had charges against him upgraded from abandoning/endangering a child to kidnapping.
Sansom Park police say the young girl's family didn't know him.
The search for the child started when police responded Friday to a missing person call at 2900 La Junta Street – the Sansom Bluff Apartments.
"Javier, at the time, was staying at the complex with another resident and is not a resident of the complex himself," Sansom park police said in a news release Friday.
The child was found after Sansom Park police received help from officers with the Fort Worth, White Settlement, River Oaks, Westworth Village and Castleberry ISD police departments, the news release continued.
Sansom Park police say the investigation is ongoing and there could be additional charges.
CBS News Texas will provide additional information as it becomes available.
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SANSOM PARK – A man has been arrested after a child went missing and ended up in his apartment.
Sansom Park police say the child's family didn't know the man.
He isn't being identified because of an ongoing investigation, police said. He has been charged with endangering a child.
The search for the child started when police responded Friday to a missing person call at 2900 La Junta Street – the Sansom Bluff Apartments.
The child was found after Sansom Park police received help from officers with the Fort Worth, White Settlement, River Oaks, Westworth Village and Castleberry ISD police departments, a news release said.
Sansom Park police say the investigation continues.
CBS News Texas will provide additional information as it becomes available.
