Deputies from from Lancaster Sheriff’s Station were called to the Lake Los Angeles area on Saturday, July 18, at about 6:30am, to contact a reported sexual assault victim. When they arrived, they learned of a possible child abduction related to the sexual assault.
Preliminary information at the scene led Lancaster Sheriff’s Deputies to initiate an Amber Alert, identifying a named male adult and his brown BMW, as a person and vehicle of interest in this case. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau investigators responded to lead the investigation. Sheriff’s Special Victims Bureau investigators were also called to assist.
Detectives determined the male adult and his vehicle named in the Amber Alert were not actually involved in the reported incident.
The investigation led detectives to identify a male adult as a person of interest in the girl’s abduction, as well as the vehicle he was last known to be driving (a blue, Ford Contour). This information was given to sheriff’s patrol deputies in the Antelope Valley.
Patrol deputies from Palmdale Sheriff’s Station found the vehicle and its occupants, at approximately 2:50 pm, including 35-year-old Suspect Brandon Wynn and a male juvenile, near T-8 Street and Avenue 40th East, in Palmdale.
Leads gained by deputies led Lancaster sheriff’s deputies to search for the baby in a shed near T-8 Street and Avenue 43 East, inPalmdale.
Lancaster and Palmdale deputies found the missing 13 month old girl, at approximately 3:05 pm in a shed alone and unattended for an undetermined length of time. A neighbor was also found to be investigating the sound of crying coming from the shed. Los Angeles County Fire Paramedics were called to the scene, and the baby was transported to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment for symptoms from exposure. Her medical condition is not life-threatening.
Suspect Brandon Wynn and a juvenile companion were arrested for attempted murder charges and booked at Lancaster Sheriff’s Station.
The investigation is on-going and additional charges are anticipated.
