The grandmother, Victoria Mejia, told Univision 14 San Francisco that she met Yesenia Guadalupe Ramirez, 43, at church. Ramirez became her friend and seemed to be hovering over her when her grandson, Brandon Cuellar, was nearby, said Fox KTVU-TV’s subsidiary. He always wanted to be close to the child, said Cuellar’s mother, Jessica Ayala. She said she was at work cleaning houses when she received a phone call from her sister-in-law informing her of the abduction. “I did not know how to react,” he told Univision. “I fell to the ground and it was a moment I can not explain.” The boy was abducted on April 25 from Mejia’s apartment in San Jose as he was unloading groceries, police said. He was found on Tuesday after an intensive police investigation. Ramirez, 43, allegedly persuaded Mejia to go with her to Walmart so they could buy baby supplies before the alleged abduction, the Univision report said. The child was found in the home of Jose Roman Portillo after a tipster spotted a truck allegedly registered with Yesenia Guadalupe Ramirez. San Jose Police Department She was arrested after constantly changing her story during a police interview, authorities said. A tipster spotted a truck allegedly belonging to Ramirez and Cuellar was found at the home of Jose Roman Portillo, who is also charged in the case. His connection to the case has not been revealed. The child was abducted on April 25 from Mejia’s apartment in San Jose as he unloaded groceries, police said. San Jose Police Department He was reportedly seen on the surveillance camera carrying a child car seat and going to a vehicle shortly after the baby was transported. A third person arrested, Baldomeo Sandoval, 37, was released by police on Thursday and will face no charges, the San Jose police department said. Relatives told Univision that she was married to Ramirez. According to police, he allegedly planned the abduction.
