How the kidnapping of two forest service workers unfolded in California
Two biologists were taken hostage for about 15 hours by a man and his son in a remote part of Shasta-Trinity national forest Two biologists with the US Forest Service were surveying frog habitats in the remote wilderness of the Shasta-Trinity national forest in north-eastern California late last week when a man allegedly approached them carrying an AR-15. The man ordered the women to turn around with their hands in the air, and then, according to court documents, used zip ties to restrain them before ordering the pair into a nearby trailer where authorities say they were held hostage for roughly 15 hours. Continue reading...
Two biologists with the US Forest Service were surveying frog habitats in the remote wilderness of the Shasta-Trinity national forest in north-eastern California late last week when a man allegedly approached them carrying an AR-15.
The man ordered the women to turn around with their hands in the air, and then, according to court documents, used zip ties to restrain them before ordering the pair into a nearby trailer where authorities say they were held hostage for roughly 15 hours.
The incident, which prompted a massive response from law enforcement across the region including local sheriffs offices, police departments and the FBI’s hostage response team, was described in court documents published earlier this week.
The criminal complaint filed in federal court offers the most detailed look yet at the events that unfolded on 16 July into the early morning hours the next day.
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