Atascadero father and 4-year-old son found after going missing
An Atascadero man who was reported missing Thursday along with his 4-year-old son was found later in the day by California Highway Patrol outside of Independence.
Cody Parrott, 31, was arrested on charges of evading police and child endangerment, Atascadero police Lt. Robert Mollé said. His son, Noah Parrott, was unharmed and being reunited with family, according to Mollé.
The Atascadero Police Department asked for the public’s help in locating Cody Parrott, who reportedly went missing overnight and had been “acting irrational,” a news release said.
Officials later said detectives learned that they were headed east toward the Tehachapi area, shifting their focus from San Luis Obispo County to Kern County and then out to Nevada.
They were located by CHP when Cody Parrott allegedly failed to yield to police and was taken into custody on Highway 395.
This story was originally published January 31, 2019 at 12:59 PM.
