Broken Down Vehicle In Rock Springs Leads To Discovery Of Missing Idaho Child

This story first appeared on Cowboy State Bank

By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily

A Wyoming Highway Patrol officer had an exciting weekend when they helped rescue a missing child from Idaho.

On Friday night, WHP was notified of an Amber Alert, which was issued after a 10-year-old was abducted from the Idaho Falls area. The suspect vehicle was potentially headed for Pueblo, Colorado, so Wyoming troopers were on alert.

On Saturday morning, an officer was notified of a broken down vehicle in the road on Wyoming Highway 430 south of Rock Springs. The trooper found the car and realized it was similar to the one described in the Amber Alert.

The trooper spoke with the driver and received inconsistent and vague responses, including telling the trooper he was alone in the vehicle. The trooper detained the driver and inquired if the female suspect from the Amber Alert was inside the car, to which he admitted the female and the child were both in the vehicle.

All occupants were asked to exit, and the child from the Amber Alert was found unharmed. The trooper later discovered misdemeanor amounts of marijuana and methamphetamine inside the vehicle.

The child was released to the Wyoming Department of Family Services.

The driver and passenger were arrested and have been identified as Eugene A. Trujillo and Gabriella A. Rodriguez.

Trujillo has been charged with kidnapping, interference with custody, accessory before the fact, and child endangerment with methamphetamine.

Rodriguez has been charged with kidnapping, interference with custody, child endangerment with methamphetamine, and two counts of third-offense possession of a controlled substance.

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