ABC-7 I-TEAM: Man accused of kidnapping girlfriend, two children has extensive criminal history

The man accused of kidnapping his girlfriend and her two children Thursday afternoon walked into police headquarters Friday morning to turn himself in, officials said.

29-year-old Miguel Angel Mendez, who triggered a statewide manhunt and Amber Alert, was charged with three counts of Aggravated Kidnapping and jailed on bonds totaling $450,000.

Police said Brenda Estrada and her two children, 9-year-old Brandon Jesus Estrada and 9-year-old Ashley Michelle Estrada, were abducted at gunpoint on the 300 block of Chelsea. Estrada is pregnant, police said.

The ABC-7 I-Team learned Mendez has an extensive criminal history, including multiple arrests for possession of marijuana.

MENDEZ’S ARREST RECORD, PER COUNTY JAIL RECORDS:

05/15/2008 Charge: Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Deliver 10/14/2012 Charge: Driving While Intoxicated 05/02/2006 Charge: Possession of Marijuana in a Drug Free Zone (Dismissed) 06/30/2010 Charge: Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Deliver 03/09/2013 Charge: Possession of Marijuana 11/29/2009 Charges: Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity, Assault Casing Bodily Injury, Theft of Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Firearm 02/05/2008 Charge: Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Deliver 11/15/2013 Charge: Driving While Intoxicated (BAC greater than .15) 05/06/2014 Charge: Probation Violation