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***UPDATE OCTOBER 12 2010***

Anaheim Police continue to search for 4 year-old Jacob and 2 year-old Justin Quinones, who were abducted from their Anaheim home on Thursday night, October 7, 2010. Their Texas resident father and grandfather are accused of coming to California to kidnap them.

An Amber Alert remains in effect as law enforcement officers throughout the nation continue to search for all 4 people.

Two individuals have been arrested and charged for their role in the kidnapping of the brothers. A warrant has been issued for the victims’ father and grandfather, and law enforcement is seeking the public’s help in locating the outstanding fugitives and the children.

Abraham Fernandez, age 23 of Houston, Louis Mendoza Fernandez, age 52 of Houston, and David Daniel Nicholas, age 26 from Monrovia, are each charged with two felony counts of kidnapping and two felony counts of child abduction. If convicted, they face a maximum sentence of nine years and eight months in state prison. Abraham and Louis Fernandez have $500,000 warrants for their arrest.

Nicholas is being held on $500,000 bail and is expected to be arraigned on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. at the North Justice Center, Fullerton. The department is to be determined.

Linda Fernandez, age 29 from Monrovia, is charged with four felony counts of accessory after the fact and faces a maximum sentence of three years and eight months in state prison if convicted. She is being held on $500,000 bail and is expected to be arraigned tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. at the North Justice Center, Fullerton. The department is to be determined.

Abraham Fernandez has these two sons with his former live-in girlfriend, from whom he is estranged. Approximately one year ago, Abraham Fernandez’s former girlfriend moved to Anaheim from Texas with the two boys.

At approximately 7:45 p.m. on October 7, 2010, the two victims were in an alley with their mother near their apartment. Abraham Fernandez and his father Louis Fernandez are accused of driving into the alley in a silver Dodge Caravan and quickly stopping the car. Louis Fernandez, who had been driving, is accused of getting out of the vehicle and grabbing one of the children who was standing next to his mother. Louis Fernandez is accused of putting the victim in the back of the van using the sliding side door.

Abraham Fernandez is accused of then getting out of the van and taking the other child from his screaming mother’s arms.

The defendants are accused of getting back into the vehicle and speeding in reverse out of the alley as they fled the scene.

Witnesses called 911 and the Anaheim Police Department responded to the scene. An AMBER Alert was immediately issued for the silver van.

After the kidnapping, the defendants are accused of driving to Monrovia to hide at a relative’s home. Nicholas and his wife Linda Fernandez, Abraham Fernandez’s cousin, are accused of harboring the defendants at their Monrovia home knowing that the children had been illegally abducted and were being sought by police.

Nicholas is also accused of assisting in the child abduction by renting the van for Abraham and Louis Fernandez to use in the kidnapping. Early on the morning of Oct. 8, 2010, Nicholas is accused of returning the rented van to Ontario International
Airport.

Anaheim police officers contacted Nicholas that day after receiving information that the defendants and victims may be at his Monrovia home. Officers learned that the van had been returned and was no longer being used by the defendants.

Nicholas was arrested at his home on Oct. 10, 2010, for his role in the kidnapping. Linda Fernandez was arrested Oct. 11, 2010, at the home she shared with Nicholas for assisting the defendants after the abduction.

A $500,000 arrest warrant was issued today, Oct. 12, 2010, for Abraham and Louis Fernandez, who are believed to still have the two children. The defendants may possibly be heading to Texas and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call Anaheim Police Detective Daron Wyatt at (714) 765-1434.

***ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE***
On Thursday, October 7, 2010, at 7:49PM, Justin Quinones and his brother Jacob Quinones were abducted from Anaheim in Orange County.


Justin Quinones is a 2 year old Hispanic male, 2 feet 6 inches tall, 38 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

He was last seen wearing a Buzz Lightyear t-shirt, beige shorts and blue jacket.



Second victim is Jacob Quinones. He is a 4 year old Hispanic male, 3 feet tall, 62 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

He was last seen wearing a Buzz Lightyear t-shirt, beige shorts and grey jacket.



1st suspect is a white or light skinned Hispanic male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, unknown weight, last seen wearing shorts and a baseball cap. Other suspect information includes: suspect has long hair and mustache, heavy set, w/ overbite. Second suspect is a older White or light skinned Hispanic male.



The two suspects were last seen driving a 2010 silver or pewter Dodge Caravan, with no known license plate at this time.

There is a dent in the right front door and tinted windows on the vehicle.



If seen contact Anaheim Police Department at (714) 765-1900.

If you prefer to provide information ANONYMOUSLY, you can call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the web site http://lacrimestoppers.org.



This is a forwarded Amber Alert message from the Emergency Notification and Tactical Alert Center. (ENTAC)



Reminder: If seen contact Anaheim Police Department at (714) 765-1900.



Captain Mike Parker

Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

www.lasd.org