Missing Mesa infant reunited with father after being found in California
An infant child who was located in California on Monday after first being reported missing from Mesa with his mother in June has been reunited with his father.
(Facebook/Jacob Gouchenour)
(Facebook/Jacob Gouchenour)
PHOENIX — An infant child who was located in California on Monday after first being reported missing from Mesa with his mother in June has been reunited with his father.
William Jones-Gouchenour, 1, was reunited with his father Jacob Gouchenour on Tuesday, according to multiple posts on the man’s Facebook account.
Jacob posted a photo with his infant son on Wednesday, with the caption “Finally with my cute little boy.”
Another series of posts from Tuesday included several photos of the father and son, along with a photo of William with his father’s family and a video of Jacob helping William walk.
One of the Facebook posts read:
“I have waited for this day for a very very long time. My heart is so full of love and gratitude. It’s hard to believe this day has really come.
“I can finally be out of the nightmare of not knowing if my son is alright and not knowing where he is. Today is the result of countless prayers being answered.
“Today is the result of an online community of thousands of individuals who worked around the clock sleuthing and sharing this story to get the word out and bring my son home safe. I am honored and humbled to have so much support during all of this craziness.
“I’ll post more updates tomorrow. My first day being with him most of the day and I am wore out ha.”
William and his mother, Madeline Jones, were first reported missing in June by Madeline’s father Roland. The pair were located in Ramona, California, on Monday. Madeline was taken into custody shortly after and William was placed in CPS custody.
Madeline’s parents, Roland and Cassandra, were arrested on Sept. 27. They were first taken into custody at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport by Phoenix police, then turned over to Mesa police and arrested shortly after.
Their arrests come one day after police submitted charges against them for conspiring to commit interference in the disappearance of Madeline and William.
Roland and Cassandra told police that their daughter was going to retain an appellate attorney after she was granted joint custody of her son with Gouchenour, when she went missing.
Before she went missing, police documents detailed Madeline’s efforts to dye her hair and withdraw large amounts of cash.
Police said Cassandra “provided misinformation to purposefully mislead police when reporting Madeline and William missing, making bank withdrawals and providing cash to Madeline to assist in a ‘vacation,’ was present while Madeline changed her and William’s appearance,” court documents said.
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Actually I have a great deal of experience and my ex- tried to take my daughter away for no other reason than she did not want to share her regardless our daughter's need for two parents. Maybe you should keep your opinions to yourself when you have no idea of what you speak. I know a number of men in my men's group at my church where they have experienced similar instances. It would appear that you are the one stating an opinion without experience. You have no idea why this woman left and broke the law. In typical female fashion you assume the woman is justified before you even hear the story. If the father was so bad why did the court not take away access?! I suppose you go to the library to read just the book covers too. Maybe you should try hearing the facts of the matter before you spout your estrogen laced crap of a point of view! And you should also take into consideration that in today's society social media is part of everyday life. I assume you think you have some type of knowledge about this subject, but seriously doubt it as anyone with the education or training would know to not comment until all the facts are disclosed. I did not see anywhere in the story where the facts around the custody decision were indicated. Then again like most women you probably think you can tell what some is thinking.
You're obviously stating an opinion without the experience to back it up. It's not normal for women to do something like this unless she felt her and her son were in an unwinnable danger. The steps he took to expose her by gathering social media support is typical of a narcissist. (and something to hide) He has to convince people he's the victim and she's the crazy one. The first thing the real crazy one will do is work on discrediting the one who can't defend themselves while gathering sympathy and admiration for themselves..
typical female point of view..........guy is always to blame no matter how f-ing crazy the woman is. to take her kid out of state then have her parents help her to the point they get arrested is pure crazy!