Father Arrested for Abandoning Child in Park

Douglas Co. Sheriff's Office

ROSEBURG, Ore. - On Sunday, November 3, 2019, at 3:53 pm, 911 dispatchers received a call of a five year-old child who had been left at River Forks Park. Deputies responded and learned the father had been trying to give away another child, a 10 month-old infant, which was in his vehicle before leaving with the infant and abandoning the five year-old in the park. 

Several law enforcement units from various agencies as well as Search and Rescue were dispatched to assist in locating the suspect vehicle and infant. An initial responding deputy safely recovered the five year-old at the park. Detectives were called out and the Amber Alert plan was being activated. 

As the incident progressed, at approximately 6:21 pm, the suspect and the infant were located at a residence in the 1200-block of NW Hicks Street in Roseburg. The male was identified as 30 year-old Bryant Noe Garcia of Roseburg. 

Garcia was arrested and lodged at the Douglas County Jail on charges of Child Abandonment, a Class C Felony and Child Neglect II, a Class A Misdemeanor.

The children were physically uninjured and safely reunited with their mother.

Bryant Noe Garcia

Comments

  1. Don't believe it at all definitely got to be more to the story he's a loving and caring father

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