Matias MartinezIt’s still not clear why Matias Martinez, the suspect in a toddler’s alleged kidnapping, took the child. But court records shed more light on his connection to the girl.
Two-year-old Octavia Fiya Shaw went missing after authorities say Martinez, 37, fled with the child during a traffic stop Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Dayton Pike and Boy Scout Road in Hixson.
During the search, the child’s mother, Ava Cole, arrived at the scene and “was very upset that Mr. Martinez took off with her child,” according to Hamilton County Court records.
She told deputies that Martinez was her mother, Patricia Turner’s, boyfriend, and Turner had been watching the child for a short time. But Martinez did not have permission to take the toddler.
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Matt Lea said no additional details as to Martinez’s motivation can be released.