The surviving suspect in the kidnapping and killing of a Chino Hills man made his first court appearance and pleaded not guilty to murder on Tuesday morning.
Federal authorities have released new details and audio from a dramatic hostage standoff involving the alleged kidnapping of two U.S. Forest Service employees near Gumboot Lake in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
Law enforcement in far Northern California announced the arrests of a father and his adult son in the alleged kidnapping of two U.S. Forest Service workers, who are safe and free after being zip-tied and held at gunpoint for nearly 15 hours in a trailer in a remote area.
"This case continues to be investigated as a kidnapping for ransom case," the FBI said in a statement.
A 55-year-old Long Beach man has been arrested and charged with kidnapping in a case that dates back nearly four decades, after newly-analyzed DNA evidence identified him as a suspect, Ventura County authorities said.
A dramatic chase through the San Gabriel Valley ended with sparks flying and a disturbing discovery inside the suspect's vehicle on Saturday night. Deputies said the driver was the suspect in an attempted kidnapping.