Overview
- Officers in Gardena found the car around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday and recovered Messiah Evans unharmed.
- California Highway Patrol canceled the Amber Alert about 12 hours after it went out at the request of Los Angeles police.
- Police say the boy’s mother reported that her ex-boyfriend, Joshua Pendleton, forced his way into her 2006 Saturn Vue and drove off as she escaped through the passenger door.
- Authorities identified Pendleton, 38, and broadcast a description of a white 2006 Saturn Vue with California plate 5SHE918 across Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, and Ventura counties.
- Messiah was reunited with his family, and police are questioning Pendleton as the investigation continues, with officials urging tipsters to call 911 rather than confront anyone.