{"id":402883,"date":"2026-07-18T00:15:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/402883\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T00:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T00:15:22","slug":"father-and-son-arrested-for-allegedly-kidnapping-2-forest-service-workers-at-gunpoint-in-siskiyou-county-northern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/402883\/","title":{"rendered":"Father and son arrested for allegedly kidnapping 2 Forest Service workers at gunpoint in Siskiyou County, Northern California"},"content":{"rendered":"

SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — Law enforcement in far Northern California’s Siskiyou County announced the arrests of a father and his adult son in the alleged kidnapping of two U.S. Forest Service workers, who are now safe and free.<\/p>\n

The sheriff says they got a call around 10:55 a.m. Thursday from the Forest Service that a man had taken two Forest Service employees hostage in a very remote area.<\/p>\n

The 49-year-old suspect had zip-tied the two Forest Service workers, holding them at gunpoint for nearly 15 hours in a trailer near Gumboot Lake in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, officials said.<\/p>\n

The suspect indicated he wanted to speak with the FBI, but it remains unclear why. Officials are still investigating motives for the kidnapping.<\/p>\n

A huge contingent of law enforcement moved into the area. The FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team arrived on a Boeing 757 from Quantico as snipers, SWAT teams, bomb units, and drones were deployed.<\/p>\n

Dashcam footage shows armed officers in tactical gear hitching a ride from a passing pickup truck.<\/p>\n

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Eventually, after many hours of negotiating, the two Forest Service workers were released just before 2 a.m. and are now safe at home.<\/p>\n

The suspect and his adult son came out and were arrested at around 2:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

The father will be charged with kidnapping a federal employee. In the trailer, he had an AR-15, knives, and claimed to have grenades.<\/p>\n

It’s unclear if the trailer was his, but it did not belong to the Forest Service.<\/p>\n

ABC7 Eyewitness News contributed to this story.<\/p>\n

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