A man who allegedly abducted his month-old son from Sunnyvale and may have traveled into the San Diego area was arrested Wednesday in Mexico, and the child was recovered safe.
The suspect's cell phone was "pinged" on Interstate 805 between Balboa Avenue and state Route 163 at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Robert Catano.
Mesut Guler, 22, allegedly took infant Henry Guler-Romero from Sunnyvale around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities said he was driving a tan 2004 G-M-C Envoy with a large American eagle on the rear window and a license plate of 6HIL892.
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CHP public affairs officer Mary Bailey confirmed that Guler was stopped at a checkpoint in Mexico, where authorities discovered there was a warrant for his arrest.
- City News Service
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