KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – The Indiana State Police and the US Marshal Fugitive Task Force arrested a 26-year-old Florida father after allegedly kidnapping his 4-year-old son from a Florida daycare in December 2020 and then fleeing the state, ISP reported Friday.
The father, Andres Cantu, 26, of Mount, Fla. had a nation-wide extradition warrant for kidnapping. ISP and the Task Force received information Friday morning that Cantu was possibly in Bicknell with his son.
They conducted a surveillance operation on a residence located at 715 Maple St. in Bicknell and observed an adult female in the backyard with the missing boy. Cantu was not located at the residence, but the child was taken into protective custody. Officers moved their surveillance to another residence located on Third St. in Bicknell where Cantu was located and arrested without incident. Cantu was taken to the Knox County Jail where he is currently being held on bond.
The Indiana Department of Child Services took custody of the child and is waiting for arrangements to reunite the child with his mother.
