An individual of curiosity within the alleged kidnapping of an toddler and three family members was taken into custody Tuesday after he used an ATM card that belonged to the household, authorities stated.
The 4 family members stay lacking.
Jesus Manuel Salgado, 48, was apprehended after authorities recognized him utilizing a safety picture taken at a financial institution in Atwater, roughly 3 miles from the place the household was kidnapped Monday, the Merced County Sheriff’s Workplace stated in an announcement.
The assertion didn’t say Salgado was accused of a criminal offense, and county jail data didn’t point out that he had been booked.
Salgado tried to die by suicide earlier than he was taken into custody and was in crucial situation Tuesday afternoon, the assertion stated.
The sheriff’s workplace recognized the lacking household as 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri; her dad and mom, Jasleen Kaur, 27, and Jasdeep Singh, 36; and her uncle, Amandeep Singh, 39.
They have been reported lacking Monday afternoon after Amandeep Singh’s Dodge Ram was discovered burning within the Central Valley neighborhood of Winton, the sheriff’s workplace stated earlier Tuesday.
Authorities decided that the 4 had been taken from a enterprise on South Freeway 59.
“We have now no motivation. … We simply know they’re gone,” Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke has stated.
“Investigators proceed to comply with up on all leads and are working diligently to seek out the household,” the sheriff’s workplace added Tuesday. “We proceed to ask for the general public’s assist with any info that will help us in finding the household’s whereabouts.”
