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US Forest Service Employees Held Hostage in Northern California

Two US Forest Service employees were released after being held hostage for over 12 hours by a father and his adult son in Northern California.

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Two suspects, a father and his adult son who were allegedly armed with guns and knives, have been arrested, authorities said.

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2 kidnapped Forest Service workers safe after being zip-tied, held at gunpoint

Two suspects, a father and his adult son who were allegedly armed with guns and knives, have been arrested, authorities said.

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U.S. Forest Service Employees Are Freed After 15-Hour Hostage Ordeal

The authorities said a man and his son held two employees at gunpoint in a trailer at Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Northern California.

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Kidnapped US Forest Service employees released after more than 12 hours, say authorities

Two men arrested after taking federal employees hostage in Shasta-Trinity national forest Two US Forest Service employees were released early on Friday morning after being held hostage for more than 12 hours, authorities in far northern California said. Law enforcement officers arrested two men for the alleged kidnapping near Gumboot Lake in Shasta-Trinity national forest, Jeremiah LaRue, the Siskiyou county sheriff…