BRIGHTON, Colo. — The man accused of kidnapping his own son and triggering an Amber Alert before barricading inside a home in Commerce City has been charged with child abuse, according to a spokesperson with the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
Jeremy Chavez, 45, was taken into custody around midnight on Valentine’s Day after allegedly kidnapping the child six hours earlier.
The alleged kidnapping triggered the Amber Alert, which notified the public that the boy, a 4-year-old, had “medical impairments” and that he required medication he did not have when was “forcibly removed from his residence” by Chavez…