Father-and-son duo charged after gunpoint kidnapping of two federal biologists in Northern California forest

A man, Joseph Henrichsen, 49, and his adult son Phoenix Henrichsen, 23, were charged with kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service biologists in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, holding them at gunpoint for hours and forcing one into a Forest Service vehicle during a lengthy standoff with authorities; they appeared in federal court in Sacramento and pleaded not guilty, potentially facing life in prison if convicted. Negotiators eventually persuaded them to surrender after the victims were released, with motive not disclosed in charging documents.