A PT Cruiser allegedly stolen by the parents of a 6-month-old boy missing out of Culver City has been recovered, but the child remained missing Friday.
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services reported Jacsun Manson missing on Jan. 25, according to Culver City police Lt. Troy Dunlap.
The family’s last known address was at a shelter in Culver City.
“Jacsun’s parents were recently arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department,” he said. “At the time of their arrest, the parents were not with Jacsun.”
According to witnesses, the infant was last seen on Dec. 31 with his parents, prior to when they were taken into custody, Dunlap said.
The parents — Adam Manson and Kiana Williams — were arrested Jan. 3 after being found in a stolen car and are jailed in Los Angeles County, he said.
Manson was released from custody because he used an alias — he has variously gone by the last names of Owens and Jackson — but was rearrested Feb. 2, after investigators learned his true identity, Dunlap said.
Investigators have questioned the pair — who are both being held without bail — but have not been able to confirm information they’ve given to detectives trying to locate their son, Dunlap said.
“Essentially they have not been cooperative,” Dunlap said, adding that the couple was remanded to custody by a judge in family court because they wouldn’t divulge Jacsun’s location.
“There’s several stories, several incidents where they say Jacsun was, where he should have been, and none of those have worked out for us,” Dunlap told ABC7.
Investigators suspect that the parents previously stole a blue 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser.
Culver City police confirmed that the Chrysler was recovered, but released no additional details.
Deputies with the sheriff’s Marina del Rey station found the vehicle abandoned in the 3300 block of W. 54th St. in the Hyde Park section of South Los Angeles, according to ABC7.
The family had been seen in the vehicle, and were known to frequent (the area) of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard in the Hyde Park section of South Los Angeles, Dunlap said.
Anyone with information regarding the child’s whereabouts was urged to call (310) 253-6318 to speak with Culver City police Detective Raya. After hours, calls should be directed to the watch commander at (310) 253-6202.