Five California Men Charged with Kidnapping and Ransoming Migrants

The defendants allegedly abducted four migrants from Arizona, held them in California, and demanded ransom payments from their families.

Four suspects have been arrested and pleaded not guilty; one remains a fugitive.
The indictment includes charges of kidnapping, hostage taking, and extortion.
Migrants were moved between locations, with one victim escaping and later being recaptured.
Ransoms were demanded via victims' cellphones, with payments directed to accounts in the U.S. and Mexico.
If convicted, each defendant could face a life sentence in federal prison.