CASE UPDATE from
@FBISacramento: Two Men Charged With Kidnapping U.S. Forest Service Employees After Fifteen-Hour Standoff
This week, the #
FBI# and law enforcement at all levels joined forces to safely to resolve a hostage situation at the Gumboot Campground in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
Joseph Charles Henrichsen, 49, and Phoenix Henrichsen, 23, kidnapped two field employees working for the U.S. Forest Service at gunpoint and bound and led them to a remote trailer where they were held. This triggered a massive law enforcement response that drew in local, state, and federal resources from around the country. After a 15-hour standoff, negotiators from the #
FBI# Hostage Rescue Team secured the release of both victims and the surrender of both suspects. Both suspects are in custody.
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