An Amber Alert for a missing 9-year-old girl was lifted this afternoon after she was able to escape her kidnapper in Colorado Springs.
Witnesses say Calysta Cordova was found at the Circle K convenience store with two black eyes, a cut lip and injuries to her jaw and face. She is now reunited with her family in a hospital checking her injuries, though police say the suspect is still at large.
Police say that they have Calysta's kidnapping suspect Jose Garcia in custody after arresting him at a Colorado Springs bus stop this afternoon. They did not say whether the Calysta knew her kidnapper or if she had any ties with him.
The bus stop where Garcia was found is located approximately 8 miles away from the Circle K he fled from on foot.
7News reports that Garcia has a criminal history for trespassing, driving under the influence, and property damage.
Calysta disappeared after school Thursday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. Her mother, Stephanie Cordova, reported her missing when she didn't come home and made a tearful plea for her return on KKTV.
Calysta was reportedly seen getting into a vehicle, possibly a white Mercedes, but the car broke down or was involved in a crash and a passing vehicle gave the two a ride to the Circle K. Inside Calysta was able to call 911 while the suspect was reportedly in the bathroom. She also refused to leave the Circle K with her kidnapper and began yelling, "I'm not going anywhere with you, I'm waiting for my momma."
Calysta Cordova went missing at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, when she was last seen at Columbian Elementary in Pueblo.
Pueblo Police say they need to meet three criteria before an Amber Alert can be issued. The missing child must be less than 17 years old, they must be in immediate danger and there has to be enough descriptive information of the suspect or the vehicle to be helpful.
While cops in this case didn’t immediately send out the formal Amber Alert, they did send out a photo and information about Calysta. That information was sent out five hours before investigators found the information they felt was necessary to issue the Amber Alert.
Calysta was found Friday after she went inside a Circle K on Woodmen and Commerce Center in Colorado Springs. Calysta asked to call her uncle--and instead called 911.
The suspect, Jose Garcia, 29, was arrested just after 1 p.m. near the city bus station in downtown Colorado Springs.
Witnesses say Calysta Cordova was found at the Circle K convenience store with two black eyes, a cut lip and injuries to her jaw and face. She is now reunited with her family in a hospital checking her injuries, though police say the suspect is still at large.
Police say that they have Calysta's kidnapping suspect Jose Garcia in custody after arresting him at a Colorado Springs bus stop this afternoon. They did not say whether the Calysta knew her kidnapper or if she had any ties with him.
The bus stop where Garcia was found is located approximately 8 miles away from the Circle K he fled from on foot.
7News reports that Garcia has a criminal history for trespassing, driving under the influence, and property damage.
Calysta disappeared after school Thursday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. Her mother, Stephanie Cordova, reported her missing when she didn't come home and made a tearful plea for her return on KKTV.
Calysta was reportedly seen getting into a vehicle, possibly a white Mercedes, but the car broke down or was involved in a crash and a passing vehicle gave the two a ride to the Circle K. Inside Calysta was able to call 911 while the suspect was reportedly in the bathroom. She also refused to leave the Circle K with her kidnapper and began yelling, "I'm not going anywhere with you, I'm waiting for my momma."
Calysta Cordova went missing at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, when she was last seen at Columbian Elementary in Pueblo.
Pueblo Police say they need to meet three criteria before an Amber Alert can be issued. The missing child must be less than 17 years old, they must be in immediate danger and there has to be enough descriptive information of the suspect or the vehicle to be helpful.
While cops in this case didn’t immediately send out the formal Amber Alert, they did send out a photo and information about Calysta. That information was sent out five hours before investigators found the information they felt was necessary to issue the Amber Alert.
Calysta was found Friday after she went inside a Circle K on Woodmen and Commerce Center in Colorado Springs. Calysta asked to call her uncle--and instead called 911.
The suspect, Jose Garcia, 29, was arrested just after 1 p.m. near the city bus station in downtown Colorado Springs.
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