By Khalida Sarwari
A man suspected of severely abusing his ex-girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter in Campbell has been arrested in San Jose, according to police.
Tips led officers to the area of Santa Teresa Boulevard and Springer Way in San Jose on Wednesday. At about 1:35 p.m., they found George Rodriguez, 35, sitting in the passenger seat of a car and arrested him on a $125,000 warrant for child abuse and false imprisonment, according to police Capt. Charley Adams.
Last month, Rodriguez’s 15-year-old son found the girl rolled up in a carpet in Rodriguez’s garage at his Campbell home in the 1300 block of Pollard Road.
The child is now in protective custody.
Her mother, Jane Marin, 31, was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, Adams said.
Detectives had searched for Rodriguez in San Jose and Sacramento based on tips and leads. The Sacramento Police Department and sheriff’s office were also involved in the search.