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Forest Service workers held hostage at gunpoint by father, son in CA forest for hours: Authorities

Newseze Wire·Fri, Jul 17, 10:27 PMWire: ABC 7 Los Angeles
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Forest Service workers held hostage at gunpoint by father, son in CA forest for hours: Authorities

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 ho…

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