Thursday, March 13, 2008

Day Three: Agosto also taken with Diaz and Rivera at church; Baby Luis left with pastor's wife

About 20 minutes after receiving the phone calls on her cell phone, Agosto said a crying Sammy Rivera arrived at the church. Agosto said she asked Rivera if he was okay and he told her "yes." Rivera then proceeded to talk to Diaz.

Agosto says Diaz at one point shouted "What?!" in Rivera's face and they started to exit the church. Diaz told her mother that someone had been hurt. Agosto told Diaz NOT to go outside, but Diaz kept shouting "My child, my child," as she made her way to the car that contained her baby son, Luis.

Agosto went outside and saw a policeman pointing his pistol at Diaz and Rivera, telling them to get on the ground. Agosto says Rivera was getting onto the ground and Diaz was asking "what was going on?"

Agosto then went into the church to tell Diaz' mother what was going on. Diaz' mother then came outside, Agosto said, and was looking at the baby. Diaz' mother tried to open the door by the baby's car seat, but could not. At that moment, Agosto said, the police arrived.

Diaz told police to give Luis to Agosto. Police asked Agosto if she was in the church and that she would also have to go with them. So, Agosto gave Luis to the pastor's wife.

After giving her statement to the police, Agosto went home.

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