DATE/TIME: July 8, 2023 / 3:43 a.m.
INCIDENT: Kidnapping, False Imprisonment
LOCATION: Stoddard Wells Road and Quarry Road, Victorville
SUSPECT(S): Daniel Hodges, 34-year-old Male Transient of Apply Valley and Victorville
VICTIM(S): Adult Female Resident of Victorville
SUMMARY: On Saturday, July 8, 2023, at approximately 3:43 a.m., Deputy H. Cuevas from the Victorville Police Department was dispatched to locate a victim of kidnapping at Stoddard Wells Road and Quarry Road. Upon locating the vehicle, the victim exited and fled to safety. The suspect, Daniel Hodges, exited the vehicle and was detained.
Through investigation, deputies learned the victim was at Seventh Street and D Street in Victorville when Hodges brandished a handgun (deputies identified as a replica) and forced the victim to give him a ride. Hodges kept the victim against her will for hours in the vehicle.
Deputies arrested and booked Hodges into custody at High Desert Detention Center for felony kidnapping, and felony false imprisonment with a total bail amount of $80,000. Additionally, San Bernardino County Probation Department booked Hodges on a no bail custody hold for alleged violation of Post Release Community Supervision.
Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact the Victorville Police Department at (760) 241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Tricia Blake, Media Relations
Station: Victorville Police Department
Phone No. (760) 241-2911
Case No. 172307247
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
