Thread: CA Kidnapping suspect on immigration hold

Kidnapping suspect on immigration hold
By From staff reports
Originally published 08:17 a.m., May 18, 2009
Updated 02:01 p.m., May 18, 2009

The man arrested in connection with the abduction of a toddler from her Oxnard home last week is ineligible for bail because of an alleged immigration violation, according to jail booking records.

Carlos Garcia Morales, 23, of Oxnard is being held on suspicion of entering the country illegally in addition to charges of kidnapping, rape and burglary, booking records show.

Garcia Morales was also booked into jail on warrants for misdemeanor drunken driving and battery. He was found guilty in March 2008 of driving under the influence of alcohol, and he pled guilty in August 2008 to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge, records show.

When he pleaded guilty to the battery charge, Garcia Morales pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor sex charge, which was later dismissed.

Garcia Morales was arrested early Friday morning after authorities found him in a car with a 20-month-old girl abducted from her home in the 100 block of South McKinley Avenue less than two hours before, police said.

Garcia Morales allegedly entered the child’s home, took her from her parents’ bed and left on foot, police said. Detectives believe he was unknown to the victim.

He is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Ventura County Superior Court.

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