A 10-month-girl police said was abducted Friday from a New Mexico park where her mother and another woman were discovered dead has been found and a suspect is in custody, the FBI announced Monday morning.

The bureau did not provide further details on Eleia Maria Torres’ condition and the suspect was not immediately named.

Eleia’s 5-year-old sister was also found injured at the park and is recovering, police said Sunday.

Investigators discovered the infant was missing after responding to a call shortly before 4:30 p.m. Friday about two women found dead at the park near Clovis, a city in eastern New Mexico that is more than 200 miles east of Albuquerque and about 100 miles southwest of Amarillo, Texas.

The women, both 23, were found with “apparent gunshot wounds” on the ground near a minivan, the police statement said.

They were identified by investigators as Samantha Cisneros, Eleia’s mother, and Taryn Allen.

The 5-year-old was found “suffering from an injury to her head,” police said, and was rushed to a hospital for treatment.

The fathers of both children have been working with the investigation team, police said at a news conference Sunday.

At the scene, officers also discovered “an infant car seat, an infant stroller and a small baby bottle at the scene,” and began searching for a young child, police said.

“Through interviews with family members, investigators learned Samantha Cisneros was the mother to the young female child found at the scene and was also the mother to a 10-month-old child, Eleia Maria Torres,” the news release said.

The FBI helped local police with the investigation.

Source: CNN, Author: Paradise Afshar

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The FBI has arrested an 18-year-old man from Idaho, for allegedly planning to kill churchgoers in his local town after pledging his allegiance to Islamic State.

Alexander Scott Mercurio is accused of plotting to attack multiple churches in Coeur d’Alene on Sunday, “using weapons, including knives, firearms, and fire”.

According to a statement from the Justice Department, a search of his parents’ home found items consistent with his planned attack, including a “metal pipe, handcuffs, folding saw, head coverings, two canisters of butane fuel, and machete”. Several firearms were also discovered in his father’s bedroom.

Court documents say Mercurio “stated he intended to incapacitate his father with a pipe, handcuff him, and use the firearms locked in the closet to attack the church”.

Mercurio allegedly pledged loyalty to ISIS and sought to attack people attending churches in Idaho on 7th April 2024, before the conclusion of Ramadan.

Mercurio used his school-issued computer to plan the attack after finding ‘purpose’ in ISIS, according to an affidavit. He allegedly outlined plans to “kill as many as possible” at multiple local churches in an act of martyrdom.

“This case should be an eye-opener to the dangers of self-radicalisation, which is a real threat to our communities,” special agent in charge Shohini Sinha of the Salt Lake City FBI said.

He now faces charges of attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS – a designated terrorist organisation. If convicted, Mercurio faces up to 20 years in prison.

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