Missing boy shows up at sheriff’s office

A three-year-old boy who was the subject of a nationwide Amber Alert showed up at the Donley County Sheriff’s Office Sunday evening.

According to a deputy’s report, the boy’s father, Rommel Rodriguez, and several family members were on their way to see family in Denton, Texas, when they learned the boy was being reported missing on an Amber Alert. Rodriguez contacted the Fullerton, Calif., Police Department and was instructed to check in at the nearest police station.

Donley County Deputy James O’Malley contacted the Fullerton authorities and was instructed to take the boy into custody until his mother could make arrangements to pick him up. Fullerton police also directed that no charges be filed on Mr. Rodriguez since he was cooperating with authorities.

Child Protective Services later took custody of the boy.

The Associated Press reported this week that Rodriguez’s mother told Fullerton police that the father had arrived at a church carnival Saturday and fled with the boy after the parents argued.