Warrant Issued for Dad Who Prompted Amber Alert

Police continue to search for a father who is accused of abducting his 7-year-old son in Trumbull on Saturday and have obtained a warrant for his arrest.

Seven-year-old Ariel Revello was found safe on Saturday night, but 43-year-old Rodolfo Revello remains at large and police said they have obtained a warrant charging the father with second-degree kidnapping, second-degree larceny, criminal violation of a restraining order, second-degree strangulation, second-degree assault, second-degree threatening, second-degree criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.

Rodolfo Revello is accused of abducting Ariel after a violent encounter with the boy's mother on Unity Road in Trumbull at 4:30 a.m. Saturday and prompting an Amber Alert.

Police said he forced his way into the Trumbull home,  grabbed a knife from the kitchen and assaulted his estranged wife, who had a restraining order against that expires in September of this year.

His 17-year-old stepson disarmed him, according to police.

The victim was able to escape by jumping out of her bedroom window and hiding in the yard. She was later transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Revello took several thousand dollars in cash and jewelry before taking his 7-year-old son, according to police.

Around 5 p.m. on Saturday, Rodolfo Revello called police and said he was leaving Ariel with a relative, according to Trumbull Police.

New York authorities responded to the address and found Ariel, who was safe and unharmed.

Rodolfo Revello remains at large and police said several agencies are searching for him.

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