A search is underway for a Sacramento County family after the mother reported she was afraid for her safety, authorities said on Saturday.
Deputies said 23-year-old Priscilla Astorga-Fuentes called her brother in Washington state, saying she was assaulted and afraid for her safety.
Before her brother arrived, deputies said Astorga-Fuentes’ husband, 35-year-old Antonio Gonzaga-Valdez, took her phone and sent a message telling the brother not to interfere.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Antonio Gonzaga-Valdez (left), Derek Valdez-Astorga (center) and Priscilla Astorga-Fuentes (right).
When the brother arrived at their home near Power Inn Road and Florin Road in south Sacramento on Saturday, the family and their vehicles were gone, deputies said.
Now deputies are looking for the couple and their 1-month-old child, Derek Valdez-Astorga. The child has black hair and brown eyes. It’s unknown what clothes he was wearing.
Astorga-Fuentes has black shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. She said tattoos of “2002” on her right hand and a floral design on her right forearm. She was last seen with her husband and son.
***UPDATE (4:30 PM):
Detectives have obtained a photo of the vehicle the family is believed to be traveling in. It is a white 2020 Toyota Camry. The car has had two different California license plates assigned to it, and investigators are working to confirm which one is… https://t.co/okLmHn8bRx pic.twitter.com/kBcZRrso6q
— Sacramento Sheriff (@sacsheriff) October 18, 2025
Gonzaga-Valdez has black hair and brown eyes. Deputies said he is believed to be armed.
Deputies said they’re searching for a white Toyota Camry that has a distinctive black “tiger scratch” on the driver and passenger doors. The vehicle’s license plate is unknown.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.