Gritz, Son Arrested in Kidnap Attempt

James G. “Bo” Gritz, the former Green Beret who negotiated during the FBI sieges of Ruby Ridge, Ida., and the Freemen compound in Montana, was arrested on attempted kidnapping charges at a middle school in Suffield. Police said Gritz, 57, and his son, James R. Gritz, 38, both of Nevada, were trying to abduct a child who has been the subject of a custody battle between divorced parents. Both were charged with first-degree criminal attempt to commit custodial interference, first-degree attempt to commit kidnapping and loitering on school grounds. A source said the child’s mother is Linda M. Wiegand, formerly of Granby.