The Brief
- Two 21-year-old California men were arrested in Phoenix after allegedly kidnapping a victim near the Arizona-Mexico border and demanding ransom from his family in Mexico.
- Prosecutors say Akhilleus Eaton acted as the knife-wielding ringleader while Anthony Chavez used a handgun to intimidate the captive inside a Phoenix room.
- Both suspects remain jailed on $500,000 bonds facing felony kidnapping charges, while two other companions were released after a commissioner found no probable cause.
PHOENIX – Two California men are behind bars in Maricopa County on half-million-dollar bonds after allegedly traveling to Arizona, abducting a man near the southern border and holding him hostage in Phoenix while demanding ransom from his family.
Gun under the hood
What we know:
Prosecutors say 21-year-olds Akhilleus Eaton and Anthony Chavez snatched the victim from an extremely remote rural area along the Arizona-Mexico border, drove him north into the Valley against his will and held him captive in a room while making extortion demands to his relatives in Mexico.
Phoenix police arrested the two suspects Tuesday evening. While searching the vehicle Chavez had been driving, officers discovered a firearm and ammunition hidden inside the engine compartment.…