PALMDALE – Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating 27-year-old Ellsworth Jerome Young. He is accused of punching his girlfriend in the face and then abducting their 3-month-old daughter on Friday from the 800 block of East Palmdale Boulevard. He may be armed with a handgun.
Young’s vehicle is described as a blue 2004 Honda Element with a broken driver’s side tail light and damage to the driver’s door. The vehicle has a Washington State license plate of AFD 9769.
According to Sheriff’s officials, at approximately 11:41 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30, Young punched his girlfriend, causing a black eye. She ran into a check cashing business to escape from him, leaving their 3-month-old infant in the car on the 800 block of East Palmdale Boulevard, Sheriff’s officials said. Young drove away with the child.
The victim claims Young has a black semi-auto pistol and repeatedly forced her to commit sex acts as recently as Thursday, Jan. 29. Young fled north and was last reported in Bakersfield at 5:57 p.m. Friday.
He is possibly headed to Seattle, Washington.
Young is a 27-year-old black male, around 6 feet 4 inches tall and 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black jacket and blue jeans. The baby is 3 months old, of mixed race, with straight brown hair. She was last seen wearing a onesie with red cherries and pink pants, according to the alert.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Palmdale Station at 661-272-2400. To remain anonymous, call “Crime Stoppers” at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
UPDATE: At approximately 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, Ellsworth Young was located and arrested by Bakersfield Police Department. The baby was found unharmed and is now safe.
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Editor’s note: The initial article identified Ellsworth Young as a 28-year-old black male, however, LASD booking records state that Young is actually 27 years old.
monique says
Dont speak bad about her because nobody perfect she made mistakes i think we all did once about a time and she was trying to get help and chance her life she did take that step…if you dont know her story how can you judge her…
PeaceInTheAV says
This whole situation is a sad state of affairs, especially to the child and families involved. My condolences go out to all connected to this family. As far as the initial charges are concerned, to my knowledge, unless there is a pre-existing court order, and no matter what the nature of the relationship (whether they get along or not), in other situations, I have found that the law states it is not illegal to take your child from the other parent, thus, often, the law does not view it as kidnapping if it is ‘your kid.’ So, if that was the only charge, they were probably dropped once everything was settled. Everyone deserves a second chance to do the right thing, some of us need more. This couple will never have the chance to right their lives for their own sakes and for that of the child….SMDH Blessings to the surviving families, and may the child have the best loving and healthy placement for their protection, education, and development.
Mary says
If the father was arrested than how the hell is he dead in a car accident in new hall in a head on? The girl with him was 18 also died of her injuries. Something is wrong here!
Cali Palmdale says
If you look at the date on top this is an old incident on Jan 2015
Jj says
He was arrested January 31st as the story states. He was released February 3rd according to records. Died in a car accident March 25th.
Cheryl says
If the the assault happened on the 29th why didn’t she report it to the police on that date? Why did she continue to have relations with that guy? It sounds more like an afterthought to increase criminal charges against him to take full custody of their child and prevent parental visits. My sister employed the same tactics on her ex-husband.
As says
It happened on the 30th if you go back and read the story.
echo says
You are so right. This exactly what happen.
Common Sense says
If a man is hitting you why would you ever take off and leave your child with that “man”? (I do use the term man loosely).
As a mother your first duty is to love and protect your child yet she abandoned her child.
This “mom” should have left this man long ago he is apparently not a good person if he hits her and forced her to perform sex acts. What makes her think he won’t treat his daughter the same way?
I hope that they find this girl alive and well and take her away from both parents who are seemingly unfit and give her a proper chance at life.
This is so sad.
m says
Your disgusting comment is focused squarely on the victim mother. Instead of blaming the victim, how about commending her for finally escaping this horrible relationship (which she may have feared that she needed to stay in for financial or other reasons who knows) and reporting the scum bag to the authorities. Hopefully she will get the justice she and her daughter deserve.
Dear victim, good luck to you and baby Ashley. You don’t deserve abuse or blame for this horror.
Common Sense says
The “mother” should have protected her child bottom line that is why people have mothers.
And I don’t care if my husband had Bill Gates money let him hit me and I would be out so fast even if I had to go to a homeless shelter anything is better then being abused, let alone being abused in front of your child. What example could both these so called parents be setting for this young innocent child? Not a very good one at all.
Yes the mother was a victim but the baby was the biggest victim. At such a young age she has been subjected to such horrible things and she was given such idiot parents.
I pray that they remove this child from both parents and give her a decent chance at life.
Also the mother will more then likely go back to her abuser because 9 times out of 10 they do.
Smh says
you are a disgrace and your thoughts are disgusting. Fear and manipulation are 2 very hard things to overcome. You have NO idea this woman’s story. And your judge mental way is horrible. Apparently you and NO ONE you know has ever been a victim of domestic violence and by your narrow minded judgement I pray it never happens because you would be useless as support. Victims stay for many unknown reasons and a lot of it has to do with people like you judging. What a cruel hearted person!!
It's still commone sensr says
I don’t care what happened or why she chooses to stay that is her business not mine my interest is in the safety of the child and the “mother” did not protect her child like a mother should.
I don’t care what is happening to me I would never leave my child behind and hope for the best.
What is this man would have killed the child than that would have been her fault as much as hers for leaving the child that she is supposed to protect with an abusive man.
Stop making excuses, it’s just like an [removed] everyone has one.
Damion says
I think the media was premature in calling it an abduction. The man is the father of the child and he simply can’t leave the child on the sidewalk so the mother can pick the child up later. The police would charge him with abandonment and child endangerment.
On the 29th she should have left and taken the child with her to her mother’s house if he sexually assaulted her. She endangered her child because she was not responsible.
If a woman sleeps with a man and then she accuses him of sexual assault it’s too easy for the man to be arrested for something he didn’t do. That’s why a husband or boyfriend should secretly record everything that happens in his home to have evidence to protect himself. As long as it’s stored and not shown to anyone the judge will accept it as self protection. It also saves the state millions on costly court cost.