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 Friday morning after being held hostage for more than 12 hours, authorities in far northern California said.
Law enforcement arrested two men for the alleged kidnapping near Gumboot Lake in Shasta-Trinity national forest, Jeremiah LaRue, the Siskiyou county sheriff, told reporters on Friday afternoon.
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