Child kidnapped in custody dispute found safe in Eagle County, feds say

A -year-old child who was kidnapped by her mother in California in December was uncovered safe in Eagle County this week federal representatives disclosed Related Articles Man takes deal pleads guilty to attempted kidnapping of Westminster trainee Fort Collins man suspected of attempted murder after kidnapping and pursuit Fort Collins man arrested on suspicion of kidnapping Aurora woman after -mile car chase Man kidnapped sexually assaulted four women at gunpoint in Denver and Aurora police say Denver sex assault suspect may have more casualties police say Tina Medina fled California shortly after the child s father was awarded sole custody the U S Marshals Arrangement commented in a news release Friday Marshals maintained Medina might be with her parents in Colorado and later discovered she was actively taking measures to mislead or throw off law enforcement agency functionaries noted Federal officers worked with local and state law enforcement to find her in Gypsum where she was staying with a relative She was arrested Tuesday and the child was recovered safely Medina is being held in the Eagle County jail on suspicion of parental kidnapping on million bail In a Change org petition Medina revealed her daughter has lived in Colorado the majority of her life and Medina was not given notice or due process before her arrest warrant was issued What s happening is not a custody dispute It is a misuse of prosecutorial power and a coordinated act of retaliation against a mother standing up for her child s safety Medina wrote Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day