{"id":196973,"date":"2026-03-18T21:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/196973\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T21:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:56:16","slug":"3-arrested-after-reported-kidnapping-in-hillsborough-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/196973\/","title":{"rendered":"3 arrested after reported kidnapping in Hillsborough County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/\">WWSB<\/a>) &#8211; Three people were arrested after a reported kidnapping in Hillsborough County, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Deputies responded to a report of a kidnapping at about 6 a.m. on March 15, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office. Investigators said the victim was approached by Dalberto Mena Schueg, 35, and Brayan Parada Balboa, 21, who forced her into a vehicle against her will.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The sheriff\u2019s office said the suspects transported the victim to another location in Hillsborough County, where she was battered, leaving visible injuries. Parada Balboa and Danilo Maturell Coasta, 25, then held the victim at that location for several hours, deputies said. The victim later escaped and sought help.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"All three suspects were arrested March 16, the sheriff's office said.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/UFUCXA6OEZDW7LCLLUFOYL2QQA.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"434\" \/>All three suspects were arrested March 16, the sheriff&#8217;s office said.(Hillsborough County Sheriff)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">All three suspects were arrested March 16, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Schueg was charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment, tampering with a witness and simple battery (domestic violence). Parada Balboa was charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment, tampering with a witness and simple battery. Coasta was charged with false imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThis was a violent and deeply concerning incident that put a victim\u2019s life at serious risk, but thanks to the swift response and relentless work of our deputies, those responsible are now in custody,\u201d Sheriff Chad Chronister said. \u201cLet this serve as a clear message: if you commit violent crimes in our community, you will be found, and you will be held fully accountable. We will continue to stand with victims and ensure their safety remains our top priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The investigation remains active, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 WWSB. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) &#8211; Three people were arrested after a reported kidnapping in Hillsborough County, the sheriff\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":196974,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[91412,91411,91408,91409,91410,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-196973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-brayan-parada-balboa","tag-dalberto-mena-schueg","tag-hillsborough-county-kidnapping","tag-hillsborough-county-sheriffs-office-arrest","tag-kidnapping-charges-florida","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}