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2 Forest Service workers kidnapped and held at gunpoint
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- A father and son in Northern California are expected to face federal kidnapping charges after holding two U.S. Forest Service employees at gunpoint and zip-tying them inside a trailer near Mt. Shasta.
- The employees were conducting routine field operations when they were taken Thursday and were held for over 12 hours near Gunboot Lake before being released early Friday morning.
- The suspects surrendered around 2:30 a.m. Friday, carrying an assault rifle, knives, and claiming to have grenades, prompting a multi-agency law enforcement response including the FBI.
- No injuries were reported during the standoff, which authorities described as a fortunate outcome given the crisis situation.
- U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced plans to charge the men with kidnapping federal employees, though formal charges had not yet appeared in court records as of Saturday afternoon.
