A 5-year-old boy who had been the focus of an endangered missing alert has been safely located.
At 12:30 p.m. today, the previously missing Helliono Martinez was brought to the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office by the Martinez family and is now in the temporary custody of the Montezuma County Department of Social Services.
On July 18, an endangered missing alert was issued for Martinez, a 5-year-old Hispanic male last seen with his 43-year old father, Charles Christopher Martinez, on July 16.
39-year-old Chrystal Snow (mother of Helliono Martinez) was found shot to death in her home on the morning of July 2 soon after a 911 call was placed from her house in Pagosa Springs.
CBI hasn’t named any persons of interest in the homicide of Snow.
On July 16, the Montezuma County Department of Social Services obtained a court order granting the state of Colorado emergency custody of Helliono. That same day is when investigators learned Helliono Martinez was last seen with his father at around 1:30 p.m. in the afternoon.
On July 23, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office issued a news release seeking renewed attention from the public for help in finding Helliono.
The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office appreciates all of the assistance given by the public along with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation in helping locate this child safely. No one has been arrested or currently faces charges for the boy's disappearance.
Law enforcement is investigating whether Charles Martinez was aware of his son's custody status at the time the endangered missing alert was issued.
