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DEFENDANT ARRESTED FOR KIDNAPPING CHILD AFTER WEEKEND VISITATION
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 36-year-old man has been arrested on charges of international parental kidnapping, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
Ismail Khaleel Al Gebory, a San Antonio resident, was arrested in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 24, 2017. He is set to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mary Milloy at 10:00 a.m. in Houston today.
The criminal complaint filed in Brownsville alleges Al Gebory had taken the child after a weekend visitation and fled to Mexico. The mother had sole custody of the child, but Al Gebory had regular visitation, traveling from his residence in San Antonio to Brownsville on Friday evenings and returning the child to the mother on Sundays, according to the charges.
On Friday, February 17, Al Gebory allegedly picked up the child but did not return her that weekend. The mother contacted authorities and told them Al Gebory had relatives in Iraq, according to charges. The criminal complaint further alleges that while in Mexico, Al Gebory attempted to obtain an Iraqi passport for the minor child.
At the time of the arrest, the child was with him, but has since been returned to the mother. The FBI, the U.S. State Department, and the Brownsville Police Department conducted the investigation with the assistance of Mexican Customs. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jose A. Esquivel Jr. is prosecuting the case.
A criminal complaint is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence. A defendant is presumed innocent unless convicted through due process of law.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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