Grandmother of 1-year-old kidnapping victim credited with ending stand-off

Brian Sellen attacked the mother of his baby before engaging police in a multi-hour standoff Friday.

Misti Cox, the 1-year-old’s grandmother, convinced Sellen over the phone to turn over the child and turn himself in.

THE GIRLS GRANMOTHERMISTI COX SAID IT TOOKHER ABOUT AN HOUR TOCONVINCE SELLEN TOGIVE HER THE GIRL..AND SURRENDER HIMSELFTO POLICE.PHONER 05:45 "IT WAS ASIGH OF RELIEF.

MY HEARTWAS NO LONGER IN MYSTOMACH." THAT SIGH OFRELIEF...SHOWERING OVER THECENTRAL COAST..AS 18-MONTH OLD MILASELLEN WAS CARRIED TOSAFETY..PHONER 06:12 "YEAH SHE'SDOING GOOD.IN OUR PHONECONVERSATION WITHTHE ONE YEAR OLD'SGRANDMOTHER...YOU COULD HEAR THEBABYGIRL LAUGHING INTHE BACKGROUNDMOMENTS AFTER HERRESCUE..PHONER 06:14 "SHE DOESN'TSEEM AFFECTED BY THISRIGHT NOW." IT ALLSTARTED FRIDAYMORNING ON SECONDSTREET IN SANTA CRUZ..BRIAN SELLEN ATTACKEDTHE MOTHER OF HISCHILD AT THEBEACHVIEW INN....PHONER 04:18 "HE KICKEDDOWN THE DOOR, PUNCHEDHER HEAD AND APPARANTLYSOMETHING ON THE BACK OFTHE BED OF THE BEACHVIEWMOTEL CUT HER." THEMOTHER WAS RUSHED TOTHE HOSPITAL..BRIAN THEN KIDNAPPEDHIS DAUGHTER..AND THE DESPERATESEARCH BEGAN..1883700 00:45 "WEBELIEVE WE HAVE HIM ANDTHE CHILD LOCKED DOWN INTHE AREA HERE AND THAT'SWHY YOU SEE A PRETTYHEAVY POLICE PRESENCE."ALL COUNTY AGENCIESSEARCHING CARS ANDBUILDINGS....WITH BOOTS ON THEGROUND...AND EYES IN THE SKY...1883727 14:32 "WE'VEISOLATED THE PROBLEM TOONE PARTICULAR ADDRESSNEGOTIATING AND WORKINGWITH THE PEOPLE IN THEAREA." THE TWO WEREFOUND AT THE BEACHHILL COURTAPARTMENTS..BRIAN NOT COOPERATINGWITH POLICE UNTIL COXARRIVED TO SPEAK WITHHIM.08:13 "I MADE SURE THEYALL KNEW HE'S NOT GOIGN TOHURT THAT BABY, HE'S JUSTSCARED.

HE DOESN'T WANTTO GO TO JAIL." JUST ANHOUR AFTER HERNEGOTIATING BEGAN..COX SAYS SELLENHANDED HER THE CHILD..AND HE WAS ARRESTED.08:52 "I THANK SANTA CRUZPD FOR LISTENING TO MYFEARS OF HIM REACTING TOTHIS.

IT ENDED PEACEFULLYAND I HAVE MYGRANDDAUGHTER HOME." I'MCHRISTOPHER SALAS,ACTION NEWS SUNRISE.##THE MOTHER'S FAMILYSAID SHE UNDERWEEMERGENCY SURGERYYESTERDAY.