Amber Alert issued for boy with autism believed to have been taken by father

Arrest warrant issued for Jojo Morales’s father

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a South Florida father.

Police say 45-year-old Jorge Morales illegally took his 6-year-old son over the weekend.

That little boy, Jojo Morales, has not been seen since Saturday, Aug. 27. On Friday, an Amber Alert was issued for Jojo.

His mother says when she went to go pick him up at Morales’ home in southwest Miami-Dade, the two were gone.

The Amber Alert comes days after the Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a Missing Child Alert for Jojo.

Local 10 has learned that Jojo’s parents have been in a contentious custody battle since they split three years ago.

Morales drives a 2006 Ford Expedition with the license plate CSI-U53.

Authorities urge anyone who thinks they may have seen Jojo, or has any information on the child’s whereabouts, to call Miami-Dade police at 305-596-8176 or the FDLE at 1-888-FL-MISSING.


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David Dwork joined the WPLG Local 10 News team in August 2019. Born and raised in Miami-Dade County, David has covered South Florida sports since 2007.

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