Sunday, August 16, 2009

Kidnapping/aggravated assault incident SUSPECT: AVITIA, JUAN JOSE


SUSPECT: AVITIA, JUAN JOSE All: The following is an update from investigators to the original release with a request to report an attempt to locate from 1916 E. Illini. Victim 1: 5 year old girl Victim 2: 20 year old woman, mother of the 5 year old Suspect: Avitia, Juan Jose; male; 37 years old; father of 5 year old; in custody for two felony warrants (one is for a sexual offense and the other for forgery) as well as 2 counts each of kidnapping, aggravated assault, burglary, and reckless endangerment for the incident this morning with the two victims. Vehicle: 1998 Cadillac DeVille; four door; AZ AGD8547 (recovered) Phoenix Police responded to two radio calls at 1916 E. Illini just before 5AM today. Neighbors heard windows breaking, screaming, and shots fired. A witness at the home on Illini told responding officers that he had a confrontation with the suspect at 2AM at the Illini address. At that time, the suspect, who does not live there, took his 5 year old daughter and left. No one called police at that time. The suspect returned just before 5AM and that is when windows were broken and shots were fired. It appears the suspect, who already had the child, kidnapped the mother, who was living in the Illini address with the child, and left the scene. Patrol officers searched city wide for the suspect and victims and vehicle as information was given to you all to put out to the public. At 9:49AM a local hospital called to report the mother and child were being treated at the hospital with injuries. Police officers continued to look for the suspect. Information led them to a residence in the 3200 block of South 73rd Drive. The suspect was found by officers and taken into custody without incident. The vehicle was recovered at that location as well.