Location: City of Farmersville

Incident Date: 9/27/16

Incident Time: 0530 hours

Case Number: 16-12550

Victim: Confidential

City: Farmersville

Posted by: Media Relations

Suspect 1: Gerardo Antonio Reyes; 44 year old, Resident of Glendale, Arizona 

On 10-5-16 at approximately 1300 hours, Detectives with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit began an investigation into a reported kidnapping for ransom. Investigators were first contacted on October 5, 2016, in regards to the kidnapping of a Farmersville resident which occurred on September 27, 2016.

Shortly after the kidnapping, the suspects demanded a large sum of money from a Lindsay resident, threatening to kill the victim if they did not comply. Fearing the victim was going to be killed, the family paid an undisclosed amount of money for the victim’s release. The victim was later released and law enforcement was contacted a week later. 

During the course of the investigation, Violent Crimes Detectives identified one of the suspects as Gerardo Reyes from Glendale, Arizona. Detectives determined Reyes was a key participant in the kidnapping for ransom case. Tulare County Violent Crimes Detectives, with assistance from the Glendale Police Department and U.S. Marshals Service, served a search warrant at a residence in Glendale, Arizona where the suspect was located and arrested on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016.

The suspect was booked at a local Arizona Jail Facility pending extradition back to Tulare County.   

The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public assistance in identifying the following two suspects.  

The suspects are considered armed and dangerous anyone with information is encouraged to call Detective Ramos and/or Sergeant Torres with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at (559) 733-6218 or send anonymous information by sending a text or email to TCSO@tipnow.com or call (559) 725-4194.