[LINK] New use for Myspace: advert for kidnappers

[Jan Whitaker]

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA040907.myspacekidnap.kens.56f2eda.html

UPDATE: Woman that solicited kidnappers on MySpace arrested

Web Posted: 04/09/2007 08:49 PM CDT

Marvin Hurst and Nydia Lopez
KENS 5 Eyewitness News

Vernardo "Ben" Morales is happy to have his son, Junior, in his arms. 
The 2-year-old boy was kidnapped from his home Sunday night by 
strangers at the request of his mother.

"In her MySpace page, she advertised to them she was willing to pay 
$500 for anyone who could help her get her son back," said Bexar 
County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Russel McHorter.

The mother, 20-year-old Lisa Gonzales, was arrested and is in jail.

"Lisa had to pay somebody to get somebody to come over here," Morales said.

According to a warrant, two people responded to the offer. On 
Saturday, Gonzales met with 20-year-old Reylando Galvan and 
27-year-old Rosita Yanez at a Peter Piper Pizza in the 8200 block of 
Marbach Road.

The warrant says Galvan and Yanez went to a home in the 15000 block 
of Old Rosa Trail Saturday night and grabbed the child.


"[Gonzales] kept texting my sister weird things like, 'Where's Benny? 
Who's he with? Who is there at the house?' " Morales said.

Gonzales was desperate, investigators said. She had custody of a 
younger son she had with Morales, but she wanted custody of Junior, too.

Galvan and Yanez went into the unlocked house and took the boy. 
Another boy in the house alerted Morales who tried to chase after the 
kidnappers. Galvan fended off Morales with a bat and got away with the boy.

The pair handed over the uninjured child to Gonzales at a convenience 
store in the 6600 block of Old Tally Road.

On Sunday, police arrested Gonzales, Galvan, Yanez and Gonzales' 
aunt, 35-year-old Jeannette Noah. All four have been charged with 
agreement to abduct from custody.

The child is back with the Morales.

Morales said Gonzales should never have put their child in danger.

"When [Junior] was in the car, he was screaming his head off. And I 
was in a state of mind, 'I'm going to hurt somebody, that's my boy,' 
" Morales said.

Morales plans to go to court to gain custody of both children.


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