A documented gang member who police say has a criminal record spanning 30 years has been charged after allegedly kidnapping an 82-year-old man during a burglary and forcing him to buy food, alcohol and clothing, police said Tuesday.
CHIEF CHIP YOST JOINS US LIVEFROM SANTA ANA WITH THE STORYCHIP.HEY THERE MIKE IN THE CITY2 YEAR-OLD MAN IS AN ELDER ATHIS CHURCH WHEN THIS HAPPENEDHE WAS HOME ALONE AND HE WASGETTING READY FOR MEME MEETINGWITH OTHER CHURCH MEMBERS WHENHE WAS CONFRONTED BY ANINTRUDER WHO STARTED CHOKINGHIM AND MAKING THREATS.
HETOLDHERE ARE NOT FOR ME.
THEPLAY DIDN'T DO WHAT HE TOLD METO DO.DEPARTMENT FAMILY THIS 82YEAR-OLD MAN IS DESCRIBINGWHAT HAPPENED TO HIM JUNENIGHT.
WHEN POLICE SAY 50YEAR-OLD SERGIO ARCEGA BROKEINTO HIS SANTA ANA HOME ANDPROCEEDED TO ROB IN KIDNAPPINGTHAT TOOK ME THROUGH.THE CREDIT UNION THAT IDEAL WITH.
AND I WAS THROUGH$300 GAVE IT TO HIM.
THE MANSAYS THE KIDNAPPER THEN TOOKHIM SEVERAL OTHER PLACES,INCLUDING THIS CLOTHING STOREAND FORCED HIM TO BUY THINGS.POLICE SAY THIS IS THEKIDNAPPER IN THE RED BANDANNA.BUT THE VICTIM WAS THINKINGAHEAD, HE PAID WITH A SPECIFICCREDIT CARD THAT HE KNEW WOULDSEND AN AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATIONTO HIS WIFE ABOUT THEPURCHASES, HE ALSO USED ABRIEF OPPORTUNITY AT THISSTORE TO ALERT A SECURITYGUARD ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.WHEN HE WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAYFROM ME THERE WAS FOR THEINDIVIDUAL.
I'M BEING HELD UP.CALL THE POLICE HE WENT TO MEON THE WAY OUT THE DOOR WHICHTO ME SAID.
HE UNDERSTOOD WHATI SAID.THE INDIVIDUAL THAT WE THATOUR VICTIM.
THEY CALL THISOBVIOUSLY BY TIME OUR OFFICERSGOT THERE THEY WERE GONE,HOWEVER, BUT THIS TIME THE 82YEAR-OLD WIFE AND SON HADBECOME SUSPICIOUS AFTERGETTING THOSE NOTIFICATIONSABOUT HIS CREDIT CARD.USING A TRACKER ON HISPHONE HIS SON WENT LOOKING FORHIM AND FOUND HIM NEAR HARBORIN FIRST SITTING IN THEPASSENGER SEAT OF HIS CAR.
ALOAN THAT'S WHEN WE'RE THROUGHTHE THEY IS LATER POLICE FOUNDTHE SUSPECT AND SOME OF THESTOLEN ITEMS, INCLUDING THISWATCH AND SOME FAMILY PICTURESOF HIS SON HADN'T FOUND HIMWHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.
IMEAN THIS IS A VIOLENT FELON.AND POLICE SAY THE SUSPECTDOES HAVE A LENGTHY CRIMINAL
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