Person of interest captured in California family's kidnapping, but all 4 victims still missing
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A person of interest in the kidnapping of a family of four from a local business in Central California's Merced County was apprehended Tuesday, authorities said. The family, which includes an infant, remains missing.
Jesus Manuel Salgado, 48, was taken into custody after a credit card belonging to one of the victims was used Tuesday morning at an ATM in the Merced County city of Atwater, the Merced County Sheriff's Office said.
Surveillance video from the bank showed a person using the card who was similar in appearance to the person of interest who was seen in earlier surveillance photos taken at the kidnapping scene, the sheriff's office said.
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