baldomeo sandoval and a woman who according to investigators is a key player in all of this, yesenia guadalupe ramirez. police say ramirez is a friend of the baby's family and had just brought the mom back from a shopping trip when the baby went missing. but when officers questioned ramirez, she quickly went from witness to a person of interest to suspect. >> her story changed. there was some inconsistencies, you know. things that we key in on. she knows more than what she was leading on. >> reporter: police aren't saying whether her information led police to the other suspects, but today police downplayed the role of a tipster as well as a chp vehicle alert. >> we were already watching the vehicle. we knew where the vehicle was when that tip came in. >> reporter: but it was minutes after that public tip yesterday morning that police finally moved in, finding baby brandon and one of the suspects. >> carillo, the suspect with the baby carrier, he was at the residence when we found and located baby brandon. >> reporter: now at this point, police say the baby's family did not recognize the two men arrest

the suspects are 28-year-old jose roman portillo, 43-year-old yesenia guadalupe ramirez and 37-year-old baldomeo sandoval, all from san jose. >> they were booked into jail and have charges of kidnapping, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, child adoption and home of -- home invasion. zach: san jose police say ramirez was a family friend. she was interviewed by police and they say her story changed and she was detained as a person of interest. >> preliminarily, we believe that female was in contact with one of the suspects that came to take the baby. we don't know how long that communication lasted. and then, there was a third-party party, identified as well, who played some role in this kidnapping. zach: police say the motive is still being investigated. they also say they had eyes on the man that led them to find the baby. a 4:50 a.m. tuesday, california would patrol tweeted out a description of the man. san jose police, telling us at the time, they couldn't confirm the chp information. a woman saw that description, later saw the man and called police. police saying they do the man' is wh

que no se imputaron cargos en su contra y no querÍa daÑar su reputaciÓn. , por su parte yesenia guadalupe ramÍrezan cargos por secuestro, conspiraciÓn e innovaciÓn la propiedad privada. presentadora: en el caso de baby brandon se sabe que la persona que planeÓ el secuestro, habÍa estado obsesionada con el pequeÑo segÚn seÑalÓ la policÍa. mÁs adelante un psiquiatra nos dice cÓmo identificar las alertas en estos casos. hablamos con la mamÁ del pequeÑo brandon que nos dijo cÓmo se sintiÓ puede ver a los sospechosos en cortes. >> la verdad que nos sentimos muy contentos, felices como familia al ver que la policÍa estÁn haciendo un muy buen trabajo. presentadora: tambiÉn le preguntamos a carolina sobre baldomero sandoval. autoridades lo detuvieron sospechar que es fue parte del secuestro pero luego decidieron liberarlo. >> si Él es inocente, no tiene por quÉ esconderse, debe tomar la oportunidad de hablar por los medios y decir por quÉ fue liberado para que todos sepamos que Él es inocente. presentadora: carolina agregÓ que si si fue liberado despuÉs que las autoridades hicieron su trabajo. la junta d

. >>> jessica me dijo que conocÍa a yesenia guadalupe ramÍrez, una amiga de la iglesia de la abuela.a siempre a mi casa. >>> tambiÉn sabe quiÉn es sandoval. >>> es el esposo de ella. >>> se siente traicionada. se me parte el corazÓn que utilicen a dios para tener una cara diferente ante el mundo. >>> tambiÉn aprendiÓ en esta amarga experiencia que existe gente dispuesta a ayudar. >>> muy agradecida con dios y con todas las autoridades. con ustedes los medios, sin ustedes no hubiera sido posible, porque ustedes compartieron la foto de mi bebÉ para que el rescate se llevara a cabo. >>> cuando brandon crezca le contarÁ lo que pasÓ para que se diera cuenta de lo que pasÓ. en vivo soy yomara lÓpez. >>> muchas gracias. este miÉrcoles la policÍa identificÓ a los tres sospechosos de haber secuestrado al pequeÑo brandon. >>> sandoval, yesenia y josÉ lÓpez portillo estÁn detenidos en la cÁrcel de santa clara sin djo a fianza. acÁ les tengo mÁs sobre el papel que cada uno de ellos habrÍa jugado "en el secuestro del menor. >>> este video de seguridad muestra al bebÉ de tres meses antes de ser se

josÉ romÁn portillo de 28 aÑos, yesenia guadalupe ramÍrez de 43, baldomero sandoval de 37.e cÓmo reaccionar, yo sÓlo caÍ al piso, y fue momento que no puedo explicarte. es algo que vivÍ, y no tengo cÓmo decirte, pero algo muy difÍcil. no deseo que ninguna madre pasÉ por esto. romy: la mamÁ de pequeÑo estÁ traumatizada por esta situaciÓn . las autoridades dicen que en el futuro podrÍan presentar cargos adicionales a esos tres individuos, que de por sÍ, si de esos cargos son encontrado culpable, y podrÍan enfrentar varios aÑos en prisiÓn. es toda la informaciÓn que tengo desde los Ángeles, california. regresÓ con ustedes al estudio. carolina: afortunadamente ya ese pequeÑo estÁ con su familia, no puedo imaginarme la llamada que realizÓ la abuela de la mamÁ que estaba en el trabajo para decirle "hija, a tu hijo, a tu bebÉ, se le llevaron". un momento de pÁnico para cualquier padre de familia. borja: quÉ fuerte que se conozca que una de las que realizaron este atentado conocÍan al abuela de la niÑa. ♪ [mÚsica] ♪ vamos a hacer una pausa, hay alerta en el paÍs. se reporta la prim

yesenia guadalupe ramirez, accused of taking the grandmother shopping and facilitating the kidnapping. and 37-year-old baldomeo sandoval, who police say helped them behind-the-scenes. police were able to crack the case by connecting the female suspect, ramirez, to a silver van, showing she had taken the grandmother and baby shopping beforehand. police say she changed her story several times, but eventually led them to sandoval. now there is this man, caught on surveillance video carrying a baby carrier at the scene. police say he brought it in empty and walked away with the baby inside. police went to his home after statements made by the others in custody and finally found that baby, safe and unharmed. >> i grew up in an era where missing kids ended up on milk cartons because they were never found and who knows what happened to them. as a parent you think worst case, my child is gone. am i going to see them again? you might guess relief for everyone involved. >> reporter: police issued an endangered missing persons alert, not an amber alert, because they did not have a vehicle connec

the 28-year-old was a raman per deal for him., and yesenia guadalupe ramirez, and baldomeo sandoval. seen in surveillance video walking up to the victim's apartment with an empty baby carrier he would later use to away the child while his grandmother caregiver was unloading groceries outside. it was ramirez, investigators say, who had a connection with the victim's family. >> the female is a family friend. she is the person that went shopping with grandmother. at this time, preliminarily, we believe that that female was in contact with one of the suspects that came in to take the baby. >> reporter: the 20-hour ordeal ended when police were able to track down the vehicle allegedly used in the kidnapping. a missing persons alert went out. police did not immediately issue an amber alert to not take off the suspects that they had the car i.d.'d and located. they found the baby healthy and unharmed. >> for the city and for the community. i grew up in an era where kids ended up on milk cartons because they were never found. humongous relief from everyone involved, including myself. >> repo

they are jose roman portillo, yesenia guadalupe ramirez, and baldomeo sandoval. the kidnapping took place monday afternoon. the boy found the next day at the apartment of one of the suspects. investigators say but tino is seen in the surveillance video walking with an empty baby carrier. he is accused of using it to the child while his grandmother was unloading her groceries outside. after a 20-hour search, police were able to track down a car allegedly used in the kidnapping. a search warrant on portillo's apartment. the baby was found healthy and unformed. ramirez is the one who is close with the victim's family. >> the female is a family friend. she is the person that went shopping with grandmother. at this time, preliminarily, we believe that female was in contact with one of the suspects that came in to take the baby. >> san jose police are still investigating the third suspect's role in the kidnapping. so far, police are not talking about a motive here or whether the suspect' planned to take the be smiles. dickey new at the clock, taking a new approach to f

a parishioner tells us yesenia guadalupe ramirez had at least three jobs cleaning offices, and the man they believe is her husband, who has now been released without charges, is a supervisor for a construction company. members of this church say the couple has a grown daughter and a granddaughter and would never have thought them capable of kidnapping a child. but the owner of this property where the church holds services thinks differently. he says this is the second time police have been here asking questions because of the church. >> i told them about it. i say hey, you guys not supposed to be in this place anymore because suddenly three things coming one after another. >> reporter: santiago garcia tells us that several months ago, police were here after the pastor's 3-year-old granddaughter passed away inside the church. >> she was there at 10:00 in the morning until 7:00, close to 7:00 when she passed away. >> reporter: garcia says he was told the child was very sick when she was brought in for parishioners to pray for, and no one ever took her to the hospital. >> i told them, hey

yesenia guadalupe ramirez who was with the grandmother the day the baby was kidnapped. police say she's a family friend, and her husband, baldomeo sandoval. jessica ayala says yesenia was a frequent visitor to her home through her pregnancy and always interested in being around the baby. police say the kidnapping was planned from the moment the shopping trip happened with the grandmother to portillo showing up with a baby carrier to the home. the three suspects will be charged with four counts that we know of. one is kidnapping. the other is planning to kidnap and we'll see what the other charges are. when they're in court, we'll be in there, too. for "today in the bay," kris sanchez. >>> our updates will continue online with the latest information. we have uploaded the entire interview with baby brandon's mother along with a translation. go to nbcbayarea.com to watch it. >>> a defrocked east bay catholic priest is due in court. stephen keysly is a convicted sexual predator who formerly served as a priest in four east bay sit tess. he was arrested april 16 after investig

yesenia guadalupe ramirez who was with the grandmother the day the baby was kidnapped. police say she's a family friend, and her husband, baldomeo sandoval. jessica ayala says yesenia was a frequent visitor to her home through her pregnancy. police say the kidnapping was planned from the moment the shopping trip happened with the grandmother to portillo showing up with a baby carrier to the grandmother's home. all three suspects will be charged with kidnapping. san diego police said they had enough evidence for four different charges. we'll have to see what all those charges will end up being. the suspects will be in santa clara county this afternoon. >> this has become the community's baby now. so glad he's safe. thank you, chris. >> of course, we're constantly updating this story on our website with the latest information. you can actually upload the entire interview right now with baby brandon's mother along with the translation. go to nbcbayarea.com to watch it. >> also hear from the police and how they covered that. >>> happening today, defrocked east bay catholic p

they are 28 year old jose roman for the 23 year old yesenia, guadalupe ramirez and 37 year old baldo mayo sandoval. all three are san jose residents. ktvu obtained this new video this morning showing for theo carrying the baby away from the child's home, walking down the street in broad daylight just before one o'clock monday afternoon. police arrested him yesterday, a previous video released by police showed him with an empty carrier approaching the house. police say the woman, ramirez drove the baby and his grandmother around that day running errands when they arrived home. the grandmother brought the child inside and began unloading groceries from the car. that's when the three month old was taken. it's unclear how sandoval, the third suspect in custody was involved . the california highway patrol shared a photo of this gray nissan van. as a possible suspect. get away vehicle yesterday and a woman who works near where the baby was found, spotted a van that seemed to match the description when she saw a car seat inside quickly alerted authorities leaning to the arrests, according t

. >> 43-year-old yesenia guadalupe ramirez and a 28-year-old roman portillo were in court today to enter a plea, but first their attorneys asked to have their handcuffs removed. after the court hearing, ramirez's attorney said that his client is terrified as they face charges of kidnapping and conspiracy. >> she is scared. she is not used to being incarcerated. when you go from working three jobs all day every day to being placed in handcuffs and held without bail, i think anybody would be terrified. she is terrified. reporter: the prosecutor for the district attorney's office declined it to go on camera to talk about the case, and was criticized for not providing detailed evidence of the investigation. he has agreed to provide more details in a few days. a reason could be the investigation is still ongoing. according to a legal analyst. >> how are people communicating with one another about this? what is the commonality here, why brandon, how did these people know each other, and what was the motivation? those will be key for the court in assessing how to handle the case. reporter: the

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yesenia guadalupe has a baby carrier. >> reporter: i sat down exclusively with ramirez's court attorney who was deied bail. >> she has notory that comes close to the seriousness of the allegations before the court currently and we have a woman who from what i can tell is terrified. she's never been to jail as far as i can tell. >> reporter: the da confirms what sources are telling us, the facts of the case are mystifying. most kidnapping involves some kind of family dispute. for jessica and her baby boy, she's happy to be home as investigators unveil the motive. >> if it were up to me, they would stay in prison for life. >> those suspects are due back in court tomorrow for a plea hearing. a third person arrested in the case was released and does not face any charges for now. we spoke with them by phone tonight. he said he's emotionally exhausted and wants to focus on his family and health right now. ian cull, nbc bay area news. >> ian, thank you. >> part of this case involves a church in san jose, the church is where the suspect became friendly with baby brandon's family. we learned sjpd has been called to this church b

yesenia guadalupe no era una familia ajena a la familia afectada. la muje es una amiga de la familia, segÚn la policÍa, se presumo que ramÍrez estuvo en contacto con nosotrosÍa la muerte. arellano: la abuela del bebÉ no puede creer que en cuestiÓn de segundos mientras a salÍa a recoger el resto de sus compras a su nieto serÍa sustraÍdo vÍctima de las falsas amistades que la rodeaban. >> las investigaciones dirÁn. arellano: la tÍa del menor secuestrado dice que toda la familia espera con ansias el regreso de su ser querido. >> sabemos que cuenta de excelente salud, lo tenemos en la fecha, el dÍa o la hora en que serÁ dado de alta. arellano: aseguran que la madre de brandon esta traumatizada porque se fue consciente de que puedo perder el rastro de su pequeÑa. el bebÉ habrÍa sido llevado a la residencia de san josÉ portilla san josÉ lo encontraron despuÉs de registrar su vivienda, el bebÉ parece estar sano a ileso, no se conoce quÉ pretendÍan hacer los secuestradores con el bebÉ que robaron. ilia: gracias por esa informaciÓn. en connecticut un niÑo de sÓlo seis aÑos se se recupera la unidad de quemados en un hospital despuÉs de que sus padres denunciaron que