CNN —An FBI special weapons and tactics team stormed a Southern California motel Friday morning, rescuing a kidnapped 17-year-old boy who was being held for ransom, a law enforcement source familiar with the operation told CNN.
Fidel Jesús Patino Jaimes, Jair Tomás Ramos Domínguez and Ezequiel Felix López were arrested during the operation in Santa Maria and charged with kidnapping, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Alleged abduction caught on cameraThe criminal complaint alleges that last Monday, someone in Highland, California, heard a loud bang outside their home and then reviewed their Ring camera footage.
According to the criminal complaint, the FBI located the phone at a motel in Santa Maria and conducted surveillance from outside the room where the suspect’s device was located.
All three defendants admitted to playing a role in abducting or confining the victim, according to the criminal complaint.
Persons:
Fidel Jesús Patino Jaimes, Jair Tomás Ramos Domínguez, Ezequiel Felix López, ’ Jeep, “
Organizations:
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Locations:
Southern California, Santa Maria, Central District, Central District of California, Highland , California, Nogales , Mexico, Yonkers , New York