WESTON, FLA. (WSVN) - - The Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are on the search for a Weston man who, they said, abducted his 11-year-old son.
According to BSO, 11-year-old Austin Miller was living with his father, Clay Miller, in Weston when, on Aug. 7, Clay was supposed to turn over Austin to his mother, Michelle Granado.
“I called both Austin’s cell phone and Clay Miller’s cell phone, the father’s cell phone, and they were completely turned off. At that time I knew that Clay Miller was not going to show,” said Grenado.
Instead, police said Clay fled with Austin, and the pair have not been seen since.
“I overheard Clay telling Austin, you know, ‘Don’t worry, I’m going to make this right. You’re never coming back there. I’m going to make it happen,'” she said.
Grenado lives in California where she was granted full custody.
“The concern is that Mom showed up from California to exchange custody pursuant to a court order,” said BSO Detective Robert Rausch. “Dad was supposed to show to the airport and never showed up.”
Grenado says Austin has medical problems.
“Austin’s not in school, mad Austin needs to be seen by a urologist because he had a failed kidney and was repaired, so he needs to be seen by a doctor,” she said.
Clay drives a red 2008 Lexus LS460, with the Florida tag CRNU75.
Clay stands 6 feet 3 inches with brown hair and blue eyes.
Austin also has brown hair and brown eyes and stands at approximately 4 feet and 4 inches.
“I know the father because my son used to go to the same school,” said Adriana Comartin. “He was very protective of his son, and he was with him all the time.”
Police are hoping to locate the child so that they can perform a welfare check.
“We’re just trying to locate the child. Really, the main purpose of this is to try and conduct a welfare check, basically, just to make sure that the child is OK and to see what we can do to maybe try to assist the family with getting everything straightened back out,” said Rausch.
If you have any information on this abduction, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous and you may be eligible for a cash reward.
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