By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Julian Hernandez was 5 years old when he went missing.
When the FBI joined the investigation and helped find him this month, Hernandez was 18 years old.
The FBI received a tip on Oct. 30 that Hernandez may be living in Cleveland, 13 years after he was abducted from Alabama, ABC 5 reports.
On Monday, the FBI confirmed that it was in face Hernandez and arrested his father, Bobby Hernandez.
The FBI issued this statement:
On October 30, 2015, the Cleveland FBI office received information that an individual residing in Cleveland may be a missing child from Alabama, missing since August 2002. An investigation ensued by members of the FBI’s Violent Crime Task Force joining the ongoing efforts of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Vestavia Hills Police Department and the Birmingham Division of the FBI regarding missing child Julian Hernandez. On November 2nd it was confirmed that this young male is in fact missing child Julian Hernandez. Julian Hernandez has been missing from the Vestavia Hills/Birmingham, Alabama area since August 2002. Through coordination with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, Julian’s father, Bobby Hernandez, was arrested and subsequently charged in Cuyahoga County Court. Julian’s biological mother has been notified. This matter is ongoing and no further details can be provided at this time.
