Kidnapping Suspect Arrested After Hours-Long Standoff
A kidnapping suspect who had barricaded himself in a house in an unincorporated area bordering Montebello was taken into custody Wednesday evening after an hours-long standoff. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau personnel joined deputies at a home in the 800 block of Muscatel Avenue, near San Gabriel Boulevard, in South San Gabriel around 2:20 p.m. Wednesday after a neighbor called deputies to report that the suspect allegedly stole something from them, KCAL 9 reported. “I felt threatened when he said he was going to shoot me if I didn’t get out of his property,” the neighbor told KCAL. “That’s when I called the cop again and said, ‘Hey, I need you now.’” According to KCAL, deputies learned the suspect had several warrants for his arrest that included kidnapping. The suspect was taken into custody around 9:20 p.m. U.S. marshals assisted sheriff’s department personnel in the suspect’s capture. Anyone with information about the suspect was urged to call the Temple Sheriff’s Station at 626-285-7171. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.