Antioch Baby Allegedly Abducted By Father Found Safe; Amber Alert Canceled
Justice Alasheia Benton, an 11-month-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped by her father in Antioch, has been found safe, the CHP reports. But the girl's father is still at large.
At 10:19 a.m Monday, Antioch police received a call of shots fired in the area of Rainier and Sunset Lanes. When they arrived, police learned the girl's 23-year-old father, Joshua Elijah Benton, had allegedly taken Justice during a domestic dispute.
As Joshua was leaving, he reportedly fired his handgun into the air, got into the passenger side of a waiting van and left.
Joshua is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, 144 pounds, black, with "twisty"-style hair. He was last seen wearing white shorts, a blue t-shirt, flip-flops and a brown hat. He is possibly armed and dangerous, and could behave violently, say authorities.
The van is described as a dark-green Dodge Caravan with tinted back windows. The license plate of the vehicle remains unknown.
A second unknown suspect was driving the van.
Police urge anyone with information about the whereabouts of the suspects or the vehicle to Antioch police at (925) 778-2441.
