Corpus Christi – Authorities said Thursday Jezabel and Zaylee Zamora are safe and Kristian Garcia is in police custody.
Jezabel and Zaylee Zamora are safe. Kristian Garcia is in Police custody. We will update with more information as it is made available.
Posted by Corpus Christi Police Department on Thursday, June 10, 2021
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An Amber Alert had been issued for a 1-year-old girl, and a Clear Alert had been issued earlier this week for the girl’s 18-year-old mother from Corpus Christi.
Officers from the Corpus Christi Police Department responded to reports of a kidnapping on Tuesday in the 6800 block of Windy Creek Drive around 3:17 p.m.
Officers said 24-year-old Garcia entered the residence of his 18-year-old girlfriend, Jezabel Zamora, without consent and forced her and her 1-year-old daughter Zaylee Zamora to leave with him against their will.
Authorities said Jezabel and Zaylee were last seen leaving in a white-colored 2007 Cadillac Escalade with Texas plates - 4SJKC that police said has been recovered.
The man accused of kidnapping the mother and daughter is described as standing 5′7″, weighing 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Garcia also has a scar on his face and visible tattoos on both forearms, according to police. He was lasts seen wearing a white hoodie.
Jezabel is described as standing 4′11″, weighing 97 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a camo tank top and blue jeans. Jezabel has a Medusa tattoo on her left thigh, a rose on her forearm and the name Zaylee tattooed on her shoulder.
Zaylee is described as a Hispanic female who stands 2′2″, weighs 25 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Garcia currently has an active warrant for murder and aggravated robbery.
Update: We can confirm that the White Cadillac Escalade that was used in the kidnapping has been recovered by officers....
Posted by Corpus Christi Police Department on Tuesday, June 8, 2021