Tabitha Cardenas , who broke down several times while addressing reporters , said she especially was worried that her son was not getting enough water or food . An Amber ID has been obtained for Juliani Cardenas , 4 , of Patterson , California . Police say he was abducted by Jose Rodriguez , the ex - boyfriend of the boy 's mother . The boy 's grandmother says the man ripped the boy from her arms then fled . Police are searching a house after a tip that the kidnapper drove his car into it .
An Amber ID has been obtained for Juliani Cardenas , 4 , of Patterson , California . Police say he was abducted by Jose Rodriguez , the ex - boyfriend of the boy 's mother . The boy 's grandmother says the man ripped the boy from her arms then fled . Police are searching a house after a tip that the kidnapper drove his car into it .