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Suspects in GA kidnapping face hearing
Posted: 02.08.2010 at 4:48 PM
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Jonathan Martinez Tapia and Jair Garcia Cruz charged with kidnapping 4-year-old Christian Guevera

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(AP) -- Two men charged with kidnapping a 4-year-old boy in an alleged ransom attempt are scheduled to face a court hearing. 

Cobb County jail officials say 26-year-old Jonathan Martinez Tapia and 32-year-old Jair Garcia Cruz will face a hearing Monday on charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault, cruelty to children and attempted extortion. 

Authorities say the two attacked the boy's mother Thursday morning with a stun gun at her home, bound her, then left with Christian Guevera, demanding $100,000 for his return. 

Cobb County police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce says the boy was found safe Thursday afternoon in a Gwinnett County apartment complex.

(Copyright ©2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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