– A man was in the midst of apparently attempting to kidnap two hikers on Friday in the southwestern part of the Denver metro area when law enforcement showed up. That’s according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, which
that when the crime was interrupted the man pointed a weapon at one of the deputies who responded to the scene.A sheriff’s deputy fired at the man and it didn’t hit him. Then one fired a taser at him and were able to disarm him and arrest him. The man was taken to the hospital. The sheriff’s office said that the deputies responded to the scene on a report of “a felony menacing, kidnapping involving two adult victims who were hiking.” It stated that the man had pulled a gun on the hikers and was leading them away from the trail at the time deputies arrived.Jesse Sarles writes and edits stories about Colorado and the Denver metro area for CBSDenver.com. He's been a digital journalist since the late 1990s.
this is a misleading headline.