Found Safe AL - Christiana Hagler, 1 Month, Mobile, 16 June 2018

[cybervampira]

Mom was shoplifting at Burlington as per presser.

 

[Harmony 2]

I have not seen the mother's name released in MSM and she has not been charged with anything. Please hold off on sleuthing her until we have something in MSM. thanks

 

[CarmelEyesD]

glad baby was found safe...

 

[Jax49]

Mom was shoplifting at Burlington as per presser.

She was detained for only 15 minutes or so and then released. No charges (per press conference).

 

[Tbone144]

So the suspects name is John which is close to “Shaun” and he is tall, more bald than red hair but that could have changed overnight, especially with the Amber Alert out for the baby. Trying to find out more info on him. Priors and such. Can’t imagine you start with grand theft auto and baby snatching as your first foray into the crime world.

 

[Jax49]

Replay of press conference is available:

BREAKING: Suspect arrested in connection to Amber Alert for 7-week old girl

Officer does mention suspect has a lengthy arrest record...some felonies, some traffic...no specifies on possible convictions.

 

[Tbone144]

News has his name spelled wrong:
Betancourt, John Alexander
Who’s in Jail
At least I think that’s him. Arrest record doesn’t work on my phone at all.

 

[Tbone144]

JOHN ALEXANDER BETANCOURT Inmate 00233125: Alabama Prisoner

 

[Tbone144]

Msm with correct spelling of his name and the wrong spelling later smh
Baby reported missing found safe, suspect arrested
“The mother told police she was shopping at the store with 35-year-old John Betancourt, a stranger she had picked up on the I-65 Service Road earlier in the day. Officers said the mother was stopped by Burlington employees for possibly shoplifting. While she was detained, officers said the mother told Betancourt to take the seven-week-old baby to her vehicle. “

 

[cybervampira]

Interesting comment here by SB.
WKRG

 

[Tbone144]

Interesting comment here by SB.
WKRG

He does have a Facebook page with some interesting pictures on it.
Can’t figure out how to link it.
It’s under Alex Betancourt

Alex Betancourt

The plot thickens.

 

[Jax49]

Press conference official had the wrong spelling of the name (Bettancoure). That's probably where the mess started in MSM. moo

 

[cybervampira]

The baby looks just like Christina.

Alex Betancourt

 

[cybervampira]

So, she picked up a ”stranger” on her way to Burlington to do some „shopping“. When she was falsely accused of shoplifting, she handed her baby to the trustworthy 6‘6“ guy with neck tattoos named Shaun or John or Alex to wait for her in the car. OK.

 

[deedee21]

Let's see, did she also give this stranger the keys to her vehicle too? What is going on, these are innocent babies and children. No, no, no. A mother does not hand her infant to a stranger.

Guess she never heard of Precious.
Side note.
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[Harmony 2]

BREAKING: Suspect arrested in connection to Amber Alert for 7-week old girl

mug shot and video at link of press conference and perp walk

 

[creepcrusher]

Interesting comment here by SB.
WKRG

Also more interesting comments by JT

 

[creepcrusher]

BREAKING: Suspect arrested in connection to Amber Alert for 7-week old girl

mug shot and video at link of press conference and perp walk

Per link above: "Betancourt has been charged with Interference with Custody."
I wonder why she called him a stranger? You can read between the lines by looking at his Facebook profile.

 

[PhoneJockey]

His arrest record states he is only 6'2".....reading between the lines a bit is making me feel even more angry. This baby could have been found much more quickly had mom not lied. Or shoplifted (allegedly). I wonder if this was an elaborate, poorly thought out ruse to get out of a shoplifting arrest.

 

[Steelslady]

Found some more info
BREAKING: Suspect arrested in connection to Amber Alert for 7-week old girl
35-year-old John Bettancoure has been arrested in connection to the Amber Alert issued for a 7-week-old Christiana Hagler, according to Mobile Police. Bettancoure has been charged with interfering with custody.

Mobile Police say the child is in the custody of DHR. Police say the mother was being held in Burlington Coat Factory on an allegation that she was shoplifting and gave the child to Bettancoure to take care of her until she got out of the store. New 5 is working to find out more information.

Aha, so part of the story is coming out- she was in trouble with store security for shop lifting. Now, had they arrested her (some stores do have you taken out in handcuffs and prosecute), just what would she have done with her baby, had she been alone?

Did this man leave with the baby to keep himself and the child out of trouble- in other words, maybe he wasn't shoplifting, but was trying to avoid getting into trouble with the cops (perhaps he's on parole?)? I'm curious as to whether or not this man really was a stranger to her.

Also, what is up with the custody dispute?