Editor’s note: The most recent details on the Ridgefield arrest of Ariel Garcia’s mother can be found here.
The mother of a missing 4-year-old Everett boy found dead Thursday was arrested in Clark County, according to the Everett Herald newspaper. A vehicle associated with the case was found earlier this week in Ridgefield.
Ariel Garcia, 4, was last seen 7 a.m. Wednesday at an apartment in Everett, according to the Everett Police Department. An Amber Alert was issued in his disappearance about 6 p.m. Thursday, about the same time police located the body near Everett. The newspaper reported Friday that Garcia’s grandmother filed for emergency guardianship Monday.
The blue 2013 Nissan Sentra, license plate No. CJC9954, associated with the missing child was spotted Wednesday in Ridgefield, according to KATU. Security video from the 3 Peaks Taphouse, 24415 N.E. 10th Ave., Ridgefield, shows the vehicle pulling into the parking lot about 3:40 p.m. Wednesday. After a few minutes, a woman exits the car and walks out onto 10th Avenue away from the taphouse.
