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AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Federal grand jury indicts father and son who zip-tied Forest Service biologists and held them hostage for 15 hours Fri Jul 31 18:32:18 2026

A 49-year-old man and his adult son now face a federal grand jury indictment, and the father faces new charges, after allegedly kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees at gunpoint in a remote Northern California forest. Joseph Charles Henrichsen and his son Phoenix Henrichsen, 23, were indicted on two counts each of kidnapping a federal […] The post Federal grand jury indicts father and son who zip-tied Forest Service biologists and held them hostage for 15 hours appeared first on American Almanac .

A 49-year-old man and his adult son now face a federal grand jury indictment, and the father faces new charges, after allegedly kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees at gunpoint in a remote Northern California forest. Joseph Charles Henrichsen and his son Phoenix Henrichsen, 23, were indicted on two counts each of kidnapping a federal employee in connection with a July 16 standoff at a trailer near Gumboot Lake in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, roughly 150 miles north of Sacramento. The elder Henrichsen faces three additional charges: assaulting a federal employee with a deadly weapon, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, and assault on a federal officer. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of…Open

NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - Inmates Take Control of North Carolina Jail, Hold Officers Hostage Before Law Enforcement Retakes Facility Tue Jun 30 08:41:25 2026

Authorities were able to regain control of the jail this afternoon.(SBI) Published June 30, 2026 BERTIE COUNTY, North Carolina — A tense hostage situation unfolded at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center after inmates overpowered correctional [...]

DAILYCALLER (Ann Rodgers) - Inmates Seize Control Of North Carolina Jail, Take Officers Hostage Mon Jun 29 17:41:09 2026

'We are coordinating closely with multiple law enforcement partners'

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - FBI agents fatally shoot man holding hostages in Bakersfield, California office building Wed Jun 3 00:00:00 2026

The 12-hour standoff began Tuesday when police responded to a bomb threat at the Chase Bank building in downtown Bakersfield.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Ashley N. Soriano) - Man holding hostages in California bank shot and killed by FBI Wed Jun 3 14:58:17 2026

All hostages have been released unharmed and received medical evaluation at the scene.

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Man allegedly takes hostages in active bomb threat at Southern California bank Tue Jun 2 00:00:00 2026

Bakersfield Police spokesperson Sally Selby told reporters that several "community members" were in the bank and that crisis negotiators were working to bring the situation to a peaceful resolution.

YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - The violent past of the Omaha Walmart attacker exposed | Wake Up America Fri Apr 24 14:15:10 2026

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Just months prior to holding a toddler at knifepoint in front of a Nebraska Walmart, Noemi Guzman allegedly held a priest hostage at knifepoint and attempted to set her own parents on fire. NEWSMAX Crime Correspondent Jason Mattera details why a judge found her not responsible for these previous crimes on “Wake Up America.”