A California mother is believed to have kidnapped her infant son and fled across the border into Mexico.
Bridget Benitez, 31, was unable to return her 16-month-old son, Miguel Eduardo Medina, to his foster care after a scheduled unsupervised visit to Walnut on Feb. 6. According to the FBI.
Benitez is believed to have entered Mexico at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego on the same day.
Neither Benitez nor Medina’s father has legal custody of the child. ABC7 reported.
Miguel’s father, Miguel Eduardo Medina Sr., has a history of violence, including a previous arrest on suspicion of domestic violence, authorities told the outlet.
According to ABC7, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Benitez on Thursday, charging him with international parental kidnapping.
Benitez and her son were last seen in a black 2021 Toyota Camry with California license plates, according to the FBI.
She may have taken the child to Aguascalientes in central Mexico.
