Pasco County deputies say a 4-year-old autistic boy is missing after multiple people were found killed near his Hudson home. Deputies also are looking for his a man who may have taken the boy.
The sheriff’s office says Ismael Tristan Santisteban was last seen at his home at 7718 Hatteras Drive on Aug. 28. During a welfare check on Thursday, the child was discovered missing, and there were signs at the home of foul play.
A search of the area revealed four bodies over a hill, about three-fourths a mile from the home. Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco says the victims appear to be of two adult males and two adult females. They have not been identified at this time.
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Nocco said a sergeant was in the area and saw and smelled something, and that led to the discovery of the bodies.
“Our biggest concern is finding little Tristan,” Nocco said at a news conference. “We are very, very concerned for him.”
Investigators earlier said Tristan may be with 28-year-old Adam Matos, who was reportedly traveling in a 1991, blue Ford F-150 pickup. Nocco said later Thursday that the truck had already been found and towed.
Investigators are checking bars, homeless camps and neighborhoods for Matos. Nocco said that Matos was seen without the boy, so Tristan might have been left in the care of someone else.
Detectives describe Matos as a person of interest, who is also wanted in relation to a domestic violence incident from August. Nocco said he might be armed and dangerous.
Nocco also said that Matos might consider Tristan to be his son, even though he might not be the biological father. The sheriff said that Matos cares for the boy.
The Pasco sheriff said there is a large law enforcement presence in the area, including the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and FBI. Nocco said that the sheriff’s department mounted patrol would being looking in wooded areas on Friday.
Late Thursday, FDLE issued an Amber Alert for Tristan.
Nocco says Matos is from Pennsylvania, but investigators caution he could be anywhere at this time; he does have family in Florida. Matos has a lengthy criminal history in Pennsylvania, including arrests for stalking and harassment.
he is considered armed and dangerous.
Matos worked at the Get Hooked Bar and Grill in Hudson as a dishwasher, after moving to the area from Pennsylvania a couple months ago.
“He wasn’t here very long, we hired him walking off the street, said he was looking for a job. Didn’t last very long, had to fire him,” says John Logan, manager of the restaurant.
Logan said he had a problem showing up for work.
10 News looked into Matos’ background and found a lengthy criminal background that revealed charges of harassment, theft, DUI, assault, burglary — and he may have been on probation in Pennsylvania.
Logan was shocked at the news.
“Wow. wow I didn’t know that. We’re a small restaurant, don’t have the funds to do background checks on everybody,” he said.
Logan said that Matos lived nearby with his girlfriend and his parents.
Anyone with information on Adam Matos or Ismael Tristan Santisteban is asked to call 911. Or contact the Pasco sheriff at 727-706-2488.
Matos is described as 6 feet tall, weighing 175 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. Tristan is 3 feet tall and weighs 35 pounds.
