Fugitive in brutal 2012 Iowa kidnapping found working as chef in California

A fugitive accused of kidnapping, assaulting and shooting a woman in Iowa nearly 14 years ago was arrested in San Diego this week after authorities discovered he had been living under an assumed name and working as a chef in the city's M…
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