Couple sentenced in SJ kidnapping of 'Baby Brandon,' DA says

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- A couple convicted of kidnapping a three-month-old baby in San Jose last year was sentenced Monday in Santa Clara County.

Suspect Yesenia Ramirez has been sentenced to 13 years and four months in prison, a Santa Clara County district attorney said.

The fate of Jose Portillo was also released. He will serve five years in prison.

Ramirez cried for about 40 minutes while she apologized in court for the kidnapping of baby Brandon in April.

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Baby Brandon Cuellar was taken from his home in April 2022 while his grandmother was unloading her car. He was found safe 24 hours later.

Suspects Yesenia Ramirez and Jose Portillo were arrested and pleaded no contest to the charges in August 2022.

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Three-month-old Brandon Cuellar, kidnapped from his San Jose home on Monday, has been found and 3 suspects are in custody, police said.

The charges they pleaded guilty to include conspiracy to commit kidnapping, kidnapping, a residential burglary, four attempted kidnappings and a misdemeanor for tampering with a vehicle.

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