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Coconut Creek 2-Week-Old Joshua Quinteron Found Just Outside Orlando

COCONUT CREEK (CBSMiami) – An Amber Alert has been issued for Coconut Creek 2-week-old Joshua Quinteron has been canceled after he was found just outside Orlando.

The Coconut Creek Police Department said Joshua was taken from the 4900 block of Fisherman's Drive by his father, 17-year-old Jonathan Garcia, after a domestic dispute.

According to responding offers, witnesses said Garcia was seen hitting and shaking Joshua as he ran away.

Investigators reported that Garcia took an Uber to Oakland Park, where he was seen getting out at the intersection of NE 10th Avenue and NE 38th Street.

Joshua Quinteron - Jonathan Garcia
2-week-old Joshua Quinteron and his 17-year-old father, Jonathan Garcia. (Source: FDLE)

Nearly two hours after issuing the Amber Alert, Coconut Creek PD said Garcia was taken into custody in Apopka.

The department added that Joshua was "preliminarily okay" but to "be checked out at hospital."

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