Amber Alert Issued On False Report

An Amber Alert was issued Sunday, September 13th in Ft. Smith when David Castillo-Mauricio, 2 years-old, went missing.  The child's mother told police he disappeared while he was playing in his front yard at 3606 Marshall Drive.

Several hours were spent trying to locate 29 year-old Raul Mauricio-Parga, the boy's father, who was identified as a suspect in the case.  According to Ft. Smith Police Detective Michael McCoy, at approximately 1:20 a.m. Monday, September 14th, the Amber Alert was inactiva- ted due to it being discovered that the child and his father were in Mexico and had not been in Ft. Smith.  The missing child report was false.

McCoy said the child had been in the father's custody for at least two months.  He also said it will be up to the prosecuting attorney to decide if charges will be filed against the mother.

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