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AMBER Alert issued for abducted one-year-old in East Baton Rouge Parish

35 minutes 21 seconds ago Wednesday, April 08 2026 Apr 8, 2026 April 08, 2026 8:53 AM April 08, 2026 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — An AMBER Alert was issued Wednesday morning for an abducted child in East Baton Rouge Parish. 

The alert, sent around 8:45 a.m., says that Ian Castellanos is a one-year-old Hispanic boy and was last seen wearing a brown sweater and khaki pajama pants. The suspect in Castellanos' abduction is an unidentified Black male wearing black jeans, a black hoodie and brown boots. 

According to officials, Castellanos was abducted around 7 a.m. when a truck was stolen from the In A Flash gas station along Airline Highway. Louisiana State Police said that the suspect, who is believed to be armed, reportedly stole the mother’s vehicle from a local gas station and fled with the child in the backseat.

Authorities are searching for a gray 2013 Toyota Tundra with a Louisiana license plate "C372710."

Anyone with any additional information is asked to call 911. 

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