July 10, 2023 - Tulare County Sheriff’s Office officials report that in the early morning hours of July 7, 2023, TCSO Deputies were called to a home in Visalia for a carjacking and kidnapping.

Deputies contacted the victims and learned the night before, two 17-year-old boys had stopped in the area of Grove and Paradise in Ivanhoe when they were approached by three individuals, one of which was armed with a gun. The victims were assaulted and then forced into the back of their vehicle. The victims were later dropped off outside the city of Ivanhoe.

Through the investigation, Detectives identified 28-year-old Richard Gonzalez of Hanford and 18-year-old Daniel Castenada of Woodlake as the suspects.

With help from Hanford Police, the victims’ vehicle was found at a home in the 1000 Block of Meadow View. The TCSO SWAT Team served a warrant at the home and Gonzalez and Castenada were taken into custody.

Anyone with information is Akers to contact Detective Robinson or Sergeant Lowry at the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at 559-733-6218.

Source & photos: Tulare County Sheriff’s Office