4 With Gang Ties Held in Carjacking
Police arrested three Oxnard men and a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of kidnapping and carjacking, authorities said Friday.
The unidentified victim was unharmed in the incident late Thursday in Oxnard, Det. Tim Lumas said.
Lumas said the four approached a man as he walked to his car on a South Oxnard Street about 11:30 p.m. Thursday and asked for a ride. The man refused but was allegedly punched and ordered to drive to various locations in Oxnard, Lumas said. After about 20 minutes, the four dropped the man off in the 5000 block of Terrace Avenue, taking his white Ford LTD.
Police later spotted the four walking from the car near Channel Islands Boulevard and Albany Drive, where they were arrested without incident.
Oxnard residents Gabriel Magana, 22, Manuel Guzman, 22, and David Zuniga, 29, were booked at County Jail on suspicion of kidnapping and carjacking. The unidentified 17-year-old Oxnard boy was taken to juvenile hall on the same charges.
The four all have gang ties, Lumas said.
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