Glenn County Observer
A Hamilton City man was arrested Monday morning for allegedly kidnapping a teenager.
The incident was reported at about 1:30 a.m. on Monday, September 23, when the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office was told of a missing 14-year-old child from Hamilton City.
Deputies contacted the parents, who said the child had possibly gone fishing with a man they did not know much about.
A search was conducted utilizing deputies and assistance from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office and the Butte County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue.
According to police scanner broadcasts, about dawn, calls for boats and aircraft went out.
The child and the man were found on the Sacramento River, south of Big Chico Creek.
According to the Glenn County Sheriff’s log, the child was reunited with “their” [sic] parents and the 64-year-old man, Eleazar Gamboa Martinez, of 150 Shasta Avenue, Hamilton City, was taken into custody and booked into the Glenn County Jail.
Law enforcement officers cleared the scene at 5:10 p.m.
Martinez was charged with alleged kidnapping (a felony), child stealing (a felony), and possession of a controlled substance (a misdemeanor).
His bail was set at $140,000.
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