Missing Beaverton 3-year-old found safe, mother facing charges
Key Points:
- A 3-year-old boy, Joshua Ovalles, from Beaverton was found safe after an Amber Alert was issued following his abduction by his non-custodial mother, Mari Martinez.
- Martinez took Joshua from a babysitter after a judge granted temporary custody to his father, citing immediate danger to the child in Martinez’s care.
- Joshua was located unharmed on Thursday afternoon after Martinez left him with a trusted friend in Lake Oswego, who then alerted police.
- Joshua has been reunited with his father, and Martinez is in police custody facing charges of kidnapping and custodial interference.