Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

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Update by Santa Barbara Police Department

Quick Police Work Nets Four Suspects

On 12/12/18, at approximately 11 A.M., a vehicle burglary was interrupted by the victim as he returned to his parked vehicle at the Hendry’s Beach parking lot. The victim noticed suspicious behavior by the involved suspects, who were associated with a late-model Audi Q5. The victim glanced at the back of his camper shell and noticed the lock had been punctured by the suspects. The victim approached the SUV and observed the rear passenger door ajar. Upon confronting the rear occupant, a fight ensued. During the altercation, the rear occupant grabbed the victim and pulled him into the moving vehicle. The door closed and the Audi driver fled on Cliff Drive toward Las Positas Road with the victim held by the rear passengers against his will. While the fight inside the vehicle continued, the victim managed to open the door when the vehicle momentarily slowed.  The victim rolled out onto the street as the suspect vehicle continued towards 101 South. 

The victim called 911 and was able to provide a detailed description of the vehicle.  At approximately 11:12 A.M. near 700 West Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara Police officers caught up with a vehicle matching the description.  The Audi driver attempted to evade officers but eventually yielded to a traffic stop on the 101 South onramp at Carrillo Street.

The four suspects were taken into custody without further incident. They await charges including kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, and attempted burglary to the victim’s vehicle. Three of the four suspects were identified via fingerprint analysis as Yusset Aloma Gonzalez Astorga  (31 years), Jean Nahuelan Valladares (31 years), and Manuel Leiva Parra (23 years). The fourth subject identified herself as Yessenia Cortez (35 years) and is still awaiting a fingerprint return.

The investigation is ongoing and additional victims are being contacted.

Jean Nahuelan Valladares
Manuel Leiva Parra
Yessenia Cortez
Yusset Aloma Gonzalez Astorga
Reported by Roger the Scanner Guy
11:14 a.m., December 12, 2018

Code 207: Kidnapping and assault at Hendry's Beach in the 2900 Block of Cliff Drive. The victim jumped out of the car said he was kidnapped.

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Roger
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Dec 12, 2018 11:37 AM
Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

Mostly they are chatting on their cell phones but going to do an infield I'm not sure who did what at this point though one plate ran comes back out of Idaho and I heard there was no plate on the Audi so I'm confused here.

Roger
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Dec 12, 2018 11:57 AM
Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

So the guy who jumped out of the vehicle per witnesses was actually kidnapped by 4 subjects in an Audi who also assaulted him. Sounds like there was more than one victim now they are saying Victims...? I'm sure there is alot more to this story, FILM AT 11...Once again citizens are safe in Santa Barbara because WE GOT THE BEST COPS...Roger over and Out for now.

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Dec 12, 2018 04:05 PM
Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

From my experience, when this type of thing occurs it is usually drug and/or gang related. Everyone, including the "victim", all know each other. Just sayin.

tagdes
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Dec 12, 2018 08:10 PM
Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

Well you're completely wrong here. Keyt showed the whole thing and they obviously did not know each other and he was an innocent victim from a gang of credit card thieves that leave the wallets and purses and hurry to charge up a bunch. They had already charged a bunch here from local burglaries. Try some other conspiracy theory.

Roger
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Dec 12, 2018 08:24 PM
Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

So just because some of believed something else might of happened here comes "Mr. High and Mighty" with his Hammer to bring it down on our heads showing his true colors...

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Dec 12, 2018 07:55 PM
Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

Was going to post the Noozhawk link too. Yeah, this is kidnapping alright! -------------------------------
Four foreign nationals are facing kidnapping, assault and other charges following an incident that began Wednesday at Hendry’s Beach in Santa Barbara.

At about 11 a.m., a man was returning to his vehicle in the beach parking lot when he observed suspicious activity involving several people associated with a late-model Audi Q5, according to Anthony Wagner, a Santa Barbara Police Department spokesman.

“The victim glanced at the back of his camper shell and noticed the lock had been punctured by the suspects,” Wagner said. “The victim approached the SUV and observed the rear passenger door ajar. Upon confronting the rear occupant, a fight ensued.”

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Dec 12, 2018 08:09 PM
Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

During the fight, an occupant in the rear seat of the Audi grabbed the victim and pulled him into the moving vehicle, Wagner said.

“The door closed and the Audi driver fled on Cliff Drive toward Las Positas Road with the victim held by the rear passengers against his will,” Wagner said. “While the fight inside the vehicle continued, the victim managed to open the door when the vehicle momentarily slowed. The victim rolled out onto the street as the suspect vehicle continued towards 101 south.”

The victim called 9-1-1 and provided a detailed description of the vehicle and the suspects.

Minutes later, Santa Barbara officers located the Audi.

“The Audi driver attempted to evade officers, but eventually yielded to a traffic stop on the Highway 101 south onramp at Carrillo Street,” Wagner said.

Four people, all from South America who were in the country on tourist visas, were taken into custody and face possible charges including kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, and attempted auto burglary, Wagner said.

Three who initially provided fake names and identification were eventually identified through fingerprints as Yusset Aloma Gonzalez Astorga, 31, Jean Nahuelan Valladares, 31, and Manuel Leiva Parra, 23, Wagner said.

A fourth suspect gave the name Yessenia Cortez, 35, but that had not been confirmed, Wagner added.

The investigation was ongoing, and possible additional victims were being contacted, Wagner said.

Roger
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Dec 12, 2018 08:21 PM
Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

There is Good and Bad people everywhere, then there are Stupid people and these people are Stupid with a capital "S" Like I said I thought it was something else but report what I hear after reading someone else's report I thought I was wrong about the whole thing but I wasn't because I reported what I heard..Anyway I hope were not in for a series of these weird crimes...SBPD Great Police Work it was so quick that listening to it was like watching CSI As major crimes are solved in one hour on TV and in Santa Barbara County Why? Because we got the best Cops that is Why.

called
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Dec 13, 2018 07:26 AM
Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

There is no such thing as a bad person. All human beings are good at our core. We just behave badly sometimes. Consider the parent-child analogy: "I love you Johnny but I don't like how you are acting." We are all loved unconditionally by the One who created us as good. Those of us who have gone off the rails need to get back to their true, good nature. No such thing as a bad person; rather an essentially good person acting badly.

SantaBarbaraObserver
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Dec 13, 2018 07:30 AM
Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

How naive. There are most definitely bad people in the world and in our town. To ignore the facts and their intent is simply foolish. Hope for the best, but plan for the worst. You'll be less likely to be taken advantage of or hurt.

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Dec 13, 2018 07:53 AM
Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

"sometimes" implies that these people are usually, 'normally' law abiding people who are respectfull of others, and that in this case they were all tempted at the same time to do specific evils beyond their ability to resist. Anybody besides me take that the "sometimes" theory as an insult to human cognitive ability?

SantaBarbaraObserver
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Dec 13, 2018 08:26 AM
Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

I guess this is what they mean when they say we live in a Post-Truth era... There is a percentage people who are classified as sociopaths and psychopaths. No amount of positive thinking will change the fact that these people have no ability to empathize or sympathize. These people make up the majority of bad people who live among us. You know, like the list of local priests released yesterday who molested all those kids for decades? So while you are positive these are good men, they were just misunderstood, I am positive they are pure evil. I once read this is the difference between conservatives and liberals. Conservatives believe that man is inherently evil and need structure, rules and punishment to stay good. While liberals believe that man is inherently good, that those who bad were just mistreated, misunderstood and need love and kindness... Funny how nothing in nature is binary but people make these broad assumptions as if the world was either or...

Ahchooo
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Dec 13, 2018 08:43 AM
Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

I'm a liberal who does not fit SantaBarbaraObserver's theory. It's an interesting thought, but sounds counter to what I've observed. Aren't highly religious people more conservative, and don't they tend to believe all people can be redeemed? I hope the victim of this crime is doing okay--awfully scary to be kidnapped.

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Dec 13, 2018 10:31 AM
Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

Hey Masterchef - what part of "in the country on tourist visas" don't you understand? They came here LEGALLY. Also, Mexico is not a country in South America. Please learn to read. https://www.noozhawk.com/article/4_foreign_nationals_facing_kidnapping_assault_charges_after_incident_in_san#at_pco=cfd-1.0

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Dec 13, 2018 11:52 AM
Four Suspects Arrested for Kidnapping and Assault

Masterbozo - you said "from Mexico wit love" - YOU said that. You also said "one more reason to close the border" - YOU again said that. What I said was they were NOT from Mexico and they were here legally, so YOU are WRONG........again. "Dugh!"

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