Authorities were still searching Saturday for a sex offender who allegedly kidnapped the 15-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son of his live-in girlfriend in Avon, authorities say.
An Amber Alert was issued Friday for Jessica Marbella Garcia and Jose Lewis Cerrato, who were last seen Friday at 5 a.m., and authorities believe their abductor may be taking them to Mexico. All of the children’s belongings were taken, police said.
The boyfriend, Pedro Mata Rodriguez, 31, has a long criminal history that includes a sexual assault. Rodriguez is a registered sex offender out of Florida, and his original offense was for fondling a child, authorities said.
Police warn that Rodriguez has been known to carry a firearm.
Jessica is 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 120 pounds and has long, curly brown hair. Jose is 4 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 98 pounds and has brown hair on the side and blond hair on the top of his head.
Rodriguez is 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 145 pounds, and has brown eyes and short black hair.
A third person also is believed to be traveling with Rodriguez. She was described as a 26-year-old woman, about 5 feet tall and about 140 pounds with curly brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Vail dispatch center at 970-479-2200, ext 0.
Offender
Name: Rodriquez, Pedro Mata
Date of Birth: March 14, 1975
AKA: Mata, Pedro Rodriguez
5′ 3″ 145 lbs.
Brown eyes, black hair
Victim
Name: Garcia, Jessica Marbella
Age: 15
5′ 2″, 120 lbs.
Long, curly brown hair, brown eyes
Name: Cerrato, Jose Luis
Age: 11
4′ 8″, 98 lbs.
Short, straight brown hair with blonde highlights, brown eyes
Third party
Name: Oneida, Elizabeth Barahona
Date of Birth: Oct. 13, 1979
5′ 0″, 140 lbs.
Curly brown hair, brown eyes
