Overview
- The two young sons were taken during a custody exchange and not returned to their mother after a May 16 pickup, prompting a missing‑persons investigation.
- Authorities issued an AMBER Alert late on the weekend and canceled it after the children were located safe in San Felipe, Mexico.
- Investigators tracked the father’s black 2025 Toyota Camry to Southern California and say cellphone data placed the vehicle near the U.S.‑Mexico border with the car crossing into Mexico on May 19.
- Police located the boys on the evening of Tuesday, May 26, and arrested their father, Dane Stephen Richman, who faces two counts of felony custodial interference in 4th District Court while the probe continues.
- Family lawyers and court records say warning signs included the father quitting his job, selling possessions and firing his attorney, the mother used social media to seek tips, and the recovery may require coordination with Mexican authorities for next legal steps.