Who is Elias Huizar? Amber Alert suspect was a substitute teacher, former police officer

FAMILY BECAUSE REPORTING AND EUGENE BRING IT ALL KOIN. 6 NEWS. >> AND WITH THE ONE YEAR-OLD BOY NOW SAFE, WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE MAN ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING HIM. OUR JOEL JONES HAS BEEN DIGGING DEEPER INTO THIS CASE. SHE'S LIVE NOW TO TELL US WHAT SHE'S LEARNED ABOUT HIM. JOEL, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? >> WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN AN OUTPOURING OF RELIEF EVER SINCE BABY ROMAN WAS FOUND SAFE. BUT THE AUNT OF ROMAN'S MOTHER TELLS ME THAT SHE'S STILL COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE FACT THAT THAT BOY WILL GROW UP WITHOUT HIS MOM. SHE DESCRIBES THE 17 YEAR-OLD HAS BEAUTIFUL, SMART AND AN AMAZING MOTHER TELLING ME SHE FEELS HER NIECE'S ALLEGED RAPIST SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN OUT ON BAIL. >> AS A MULTI-STATE MANHUNT ENDS IN EUGENE WITH 40 YEAR-OLD ELIAS WEAS ARE SHOOTING HIMSELF IN THE HEAD AND BABY ROMAN SAFE IN POLICE CUSTODY. THE FALLOUT FROM WE CZARS, ALLEGED CRIMES CONTINUE TO WEIGH ON THE FAMILIES OF THE WOMEN MURDERED IN WASHINGTON YESTERDAY. >> SHE REALLY DIDN'T SHE WAS JUST A BABY. >> WEST RICHLAND POLICE SAY THE WOMAN KILLED AT WILLIAM WILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS WE CZARS EX-WIFE. 31 YEAR-OLD AMBER MARIE RODRIGUEZ. AUTHORITIES ARE NOT IDENTIFYING THE SECOND VICTIM FOUND AT HIS HOME, BUT HER AUNT SAYS THAT'S BECAUSE SHE'S ONLY 17 YEARS OLD. AND THE MOTHER OF ONE YEAR-OLD ROMAN. >> TOO MUCH CAN. HERE'S TO THE GOOD MONARCH BECAUSE YOU NEVER WANT TO DO WITH HER BABY TO HAVE A COMPLETE TODAY. BENTON COUNTY PROSECUTORS CONFIRMED WE CZAR WAS OUT ON BAIL WHEN HE KILLED BOTH WOMEN. >> AT THE TIME OF THE MURDER MYSTERIES ARE WAS OUT ON CONDITIONS OF RELEASE ONTO PENDING FELONY MATTERS FOR RAPE OF A CHILD 3RD DEGREE AND RAPE IN THE SECOND DEGREE, THE TOTAL BAIL ON THOSE 2 MATTERS WAS $250,000. COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW WEEZER WAS ARRESTED AFTER A 2 HOUR SWAT STANDOFF IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR FOR A SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD AFTER GETTING SHE AND HER 16 YEAR-OLD FRIEND DRUNK. >> INVESTIGATORS SAY THE 17 YEAR-OLD VICTIM MET WEAS ARE WHEN HE WAS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AT HER MIDDLE SCHOOL WHILE HE WAS EMPLOYED AT THE YAKIMA POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SHE WAS 15 YEARS OLD CLAIMING THEY ENTERED A RELATIONSHIP SHORTLY AFTER AND HE ULTIMATELY GOT HER PREGNANT. THEY NEVER DID LIKE HIM. AND THERE'S NO REASON ALMOST AN ALMOST 40 YEAR-OLD MAN SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A 15 YEAR-OLD KID. WEAS ARE WORKS FOR YAKIMA POLICE FROM 2013 TO 2022. WHEN THE DEPARTMENT SAYS HE LEFT AFTER AN UNDISCLOSED DISCIPLINE. >> FROM THERE, HE WORKED FOR THE RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A RESOURCE OFFICER. I BELIEVE SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAD A BAIL. >> I BELIEVE HE SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN NOW. I BELIEVE HE WAS A POLICE OFFICER. ONE POINT. SO THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN AUTOMATIC HIGH RISK FLIGHT. >> NOW WE'RE NOT NAMING OR SHOWING THE 17 YEAR-OLD VICTIM AS SHE IS A MINOR. BUT HER FAMILY TELLS ME SHE IS DEEPLY MISSED. WE HAVE LINDELL GOFUNDME TO HELP SUPPORT HER FAMILY AND THE FAMILY OF AMBER RODRIGUEZ AS EY WORK TO LAY THESE MOTHERS TO REST LIVE IN PORTLAND, I'M JEWELL JONES, KOIN 6 NEWS. JOEL, YOU'VE BEEN ON

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Keywords: default, Elias Huizar, Amber Alert, Double Murder Suspect, Kidnap Suspect, Eugene, Oregon, Washington, Portland, KOIN 6 NEws

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Length: 3min 12sec (192 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 24 2024