Vicente Ignacia Beltran Moreno: Kidnapping -3/03/08
Abduction Suspect Identified, Arrest Warrant Issued Sunday, February 25, 2007 7:27:34 PM.jpg)
Manatee County authorities say an arrest warrant was issued for the man suspected of kidnapping a 13-year-old-boy from a bus stop Friday and that the crime was motivated by money.
They identified the suspect as Vicente Ignacio Beltran Moreno and say he used to work at a farm near where Clay Moore was held.
After serving several search warrants early this morning, deputies were able to gather enough evidence for an arrest warrant, Sheriff Charlie Wells said. Wells said they also found a detailed ransom note and the red truck used in the abduction in the vicinity of Moreno's empty rental home.
"This was an absolute kidnap for ransom," Wells said. "We have concluded that this was an out-and-out kidnapping, and that person wanted money for Clay Moore." Wells also said it looked like Moore was taken randomly.
Deputies believe Moreno is out of state, and will release a photograph of him later today.
The boy is safe, after making what authorities call a "miraculous" escape. Wells praised his resourcefulness in both his escape and in observations of his abductor.
Deputies said Clay Moore was abducted at gun point Friday from his school bus stop on Old Tampa Road in the Kingsfield Lake subdivision, which is in the town of Parrish.
A group of Lincoln Middle School and Manatee School of the Arts students witnessed the abduction. They said they were waiting at the bus stop when a man in a pickup truck drove up and pointed a gun at Moore’s head before forcing him into the bed of the truck.
About four hours later, Moore called his mother from a cell phone after someone found him walking about 20 miles from the bus stop.
The sheriff's office said Moore told them the man took him to a thickly wooded area and tied his hand and feet to a tree. After being left alone, Moore managed to free himself using his teeth and a safety pin and escape. He wasn't hurt except for some minor scrapes and scratches.
"We feel fortunate anytime somebody's abducted and we're able to bring them back and they're healthy and uninjured and alive, you feel very fortunate because as many times as we see across this nation that's not the case, so we feel blessed," Manatee County Sheriff Charlie Wells said.
The sheriff's office has released a composite sketch of the suspect in the case. He's described by the sheriff's office as a man with short dark hair, dark mustache, 5-foot-6 inches tall and is driving a '90s model truck with an extended cab and stripes on the side.
Anyone with any information on Moreno should call the Manatee County Sheriff's Office or 911.
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/2/23/amber_alert_for_clay_moore.html
Abduction Suspect Identified, Arrest Warrant Issued Sunday, February 25, 2007 7:27:34 PM
Manatee County authorities say an arrest warrant was issued for the man suspected of kidnapping a 13-year-old-boy from a bus stop Friday and that the crime was motivated by money.
They identified the suspect as Vicente Ignacio Beltran Moreno and say he used to work at a farm near where Clay Moore was held.
After serving several search warrants early this morning, deputies were able to gather enough evidence for an arrest warrant, Sheriff Charlie Wells said. Wells said they also found a detailed ransom note and the red truck used in the abduction in the vicinity of Moreno's empty rental home.
"This was an absolute kidnap for ransom," Wells said. "We have concluded that this was an out-and-out kidnapping, and that person wanted money for Clay Moore." Wells also said it looked like Moore was taken randomly.
Deputies believe Moreno is out of state, and will release a photograph of him later today.
The boy is safe, after making what authorities call a "miraculous" escape. Wells praised his resourcefulness in both his escape and in observations of his abductor.
Deputies said Clay Moore was abducted at gun point Friday from his school bus stop on Old Tampa Road in the Kingsfield Lake subdivision, which is in the town of Parrish.
A group of Lincoln Middle School and Manatee School of the Arts students witnessed the abduction. They said they were waiting at the bus stop when a man in a pickup truck drove up and pointed a gun at Moore’s head before forcing him into the bed of the truck.
About four hours later, Moore called his mother from a cell phone after someone found him walking about 20 miles from the bus stop.
The sheriff's office said Moore told them the man took him to a thickly wooded area and tied his hand and feet to a tree. After being left alone, Moore managed to free himself using his teeth and a safety pin and escape. He wasn't hurt except for some minor scrapes and scratches.
"We feel fortunate anytime somebody's abducted and we're able to bring them back and they're healthy and uninjured and alive, you feel very fortunate because as many times as we see across this nation that's not the case, so we feel blessed," Manatee County Sheriff Charlie Wells said.
The sheriff's office has released a composite sketch of the suspect in the case. He's described by the sheriff's office as a man with short dark hair, dark mustache, 5-foot-6 inches tall and is driving a '90s model truck with an extended cab and stripes on the side.
Anyone with any information on Moreno should call the Manatee County Sheriff's Office or 911.
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/2/23/amber_alert_for_clay_moore.html