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Released: July 6, 2016 - Wednesday, 07:03 PM
According to the victim, she, Guzman, and the two children had moved a week ago from Texas to Grover Beach. Guzman is a registered sex offender who had just registered this morning with Grover Beach Police. The victim, who is pregnant, says the four of them were on their way to the beach, when Guzman became angry because they forgot some items. He then began driving erratically, running stop signs and speeding. The victim says she began screaming to let them out of the car but Guzman refused. At that point the victim made the 911 call. Guzman eventually let the victim, her 8-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son out of the vehicle. Guzman was stopped a few blocks away.
Guzman was arrested without incident and booked into County Jail.
Kidnapping and Child Endangerment
Contact: Tony CipollaPhone: (805) 781-4547Date and time of incident: 7-6-16, Approximately 2:50 PMPlace of Occurrence: 13th Street & Seabright Avenue, Grover Beach Victim Information: N/ASuspect Information: Trinidad Jaime Guzman, 24, Grover BeachOn 7-6-16, Sheriff's Dispatch received a 911 call from a woman who reported her boyfriend was driving erratically in Oceano with her and her two young children inside and would not let them leave the vehicle. Sheriff's Deputies responded along with Grover Beach Police and they initiated a traffic stop at 13th Street and Seabright Avenue in Grover Beach. Deputies arrested 24-year-old Trinidad Jaime Guzman for kidnapping and felony child endangerment.According to the victim, she, Guzman, and the two children had moved a week ago from Texas to Grover Beach. Guzman is a registered sex offender who had just registered this morning with Grover Beach Police. The victim, who is pregnant, says the four of them were on their way to the beach, when Guzman became angry because they forgot some items. He then began driving erratically, running stop signs and speeding. The victim says she began screaming to let them out of the car but Guzman refused. At that point the victim made the 911 call. Guzman eventually let the victim, her 8-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son out of the vehicle. Guzman was stopped a few blocks away.
Guzman was arrested without incident and booked into County Jail.
