Missing 3 and 6-year-old Albuquerque brothers found
APD seeks help finding missing boys.
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Amber Alert issued for two brothers
Albuquerque police are asking for helping locating two brothers who they say were taken by their mother, who did not have custody.The boys, 3-year-old Elijah, and 6-year-old Javon Covington were allegedly taken from a dental appointment by their mother, Clorisa Renee Covington, on Tuesday just before 11:30 a.m.
According to the release the boys had been removed from their mother’s custody by CYFD.
The Amber Alert notification many received on their phones Tuesday mentioned the mother’s boyfriend is Fabian Gonzales.
Police confirm he’s the same Fabian Gonzales facing charges related to the death of Victoria Martens. He has not been convicted of charges in that case and is still awaiting trial.
Gonzales's attorney says he’s no longer dating the mother of the missing boys and has no idea where she or her sons are now. He added, that Gonzales wears an ankle monitor and authorities know where he is at all times.
KOAT reached out to police about why Gonzales's name was mentioned in the Amber Alert and detectives said they have a reason for including his name but they aren’t sharing the reason at this time.
Statement from Gonzales's attorney:
"Ms. Covington and her two young boys were living with Fabian Gonzales until June 2020 when the criminal court ruled that he could be around children. This ruling was because the prosecution had admitted that he was miles away when Victoria Martens was murdered. Nevertheless CYFD took custody of the boys unless Ms. Covington stopped seeing Mr. Gonzales. As a result they have not seen or talked to one another since. Mr. Gonzales lives and works elsewhere. Because he wears an electronic monitor around his ankle with a GPS tracking device, his whereabouts are known at all times. He has no knowledge what happened to his former girlfriend or her two sons.
MEDIA - ELIJAH COVINGTON & JAVON ROSALES: Missing from Albuquerque, NM - 9 Feb 2021 - Age 3 & 6
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