Police search for 6-year-old boy taken by mother from South LA foster home
King Antwine
LOS ANGELES - Detectives are asking for the public's help in locating a 6-year-old boy who was reportedly taken from a foster home in South Los Angeles by his mother during a monitored visit.
King Antwine was removed from his mother's custody after an investigation by the Department of Children and Family Services and placed with a foster family, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
Felicia Jones, 31, was allowed monitored visits and it was during a visit on Tuesday around 1:30 p.m. that Jones removed the boy from the foster home in the 1800 block of West 29th Street, near Western Avenue, police said.
Felicia Jones
She told the foster parent via phone and text messages that she was driving on Interstate 15 in Arizona or Nevada.
At about 7 a.m. Wednesday, Jones texted the foster parent that she was about 300 miles away and on the way back but her cellphone has been turned off since then, police said.
King Antwine is described as 4 feet tall, 50 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes last seen wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans. Jones is described as 5 feet 3 inches tall, about 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of son or mother is asked to call 877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247) or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).