3-Month-Old Abducted By Father In Palmdale, Authorities Say

PALMDALE (CBSLA.com) — Deputies sought the public's help Friday in locating a 28-year-old man accused of abducting his 3-month-old girl in Palmdale.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Ellsworth Jerome Young punched his girlfriend in the face around 11:40 a.m., leaving her with a black eye.

Deputies went on to explain the victim ran into a check cashing business in the 800 block of East Palmdale Boulevard to escape from Young and left her 3-month-old in the car.

Young, the father of the infant, drove away with the child, heading north in a blue 2004 Honda Element, with a Washington state license plate that reads: AFD 9769.

Detectives said the vehicle has a broken driver's side taillight and has damage to the driver's door.

According to the victim, Young is armed with a black semiautomatic pistol.

Young was last reported being seen in Bakersfield about 6 p.m.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the infant or Young is urged to contact deputies at (661) 272-2400.