- Wednesday October 14th, 2020 :: 03:33 p.m. PDT
KCSO arrests a man for kidnapping and robbery in Lost Hills - 2020-00142814
On October 13, 2020, at about 08:00 AM, Kern County Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to Lost HIlls for a report of kidnapping and robbery that occurred earlier in the morning at about 05:20 AM. The victim reported she was kidnapped by a male suspect armed with a handgun in the 21000 block of Badger Street as she entered her vehicle. The male suspect forced the victim to drive away from the location for several minutes before stealing currency and fleeing on foot. The victim was uninjured.
After an investigation, deputies obtained a search warrant for a residence in the 21000 block of Badger Street. At about 05:30 PM, deputies assigned to the Buttonwillow and Delano Substations executed the search warrant. As deputies approached the residence, Ariel Pacheco(25) was contacted and discarded a replica firearm before being taken into custody. A search of the residence produced additional evidence of the crime and Pacheco was arrested and booked into the Central Receiving Facility on charges of kidnapping, extortion, robbery, assault with a firearm, false imprisonment, and criminal threats. (2020-00142814)
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