2 hours Ago By Keaton Eberly
GARNER, N.C. (WNCN) -- Garner police announced Tuesday evening that two suspects were arrested in the violent, armed kidnapping of a mother and baby daughter from their home Monday night.
Paola Duran Duran, 25, and Miguel Angel Duran Duran, 23, both of Raleigh, are each charged with two counts of first-degree kidnapping, one count of second-degree kidnapping, Garner police said.About eight hours after the kidnapping, the mother and her daughter were found safe in Wake Forest on Tuesday morning, police said.According to the Garner Police Department, officers responded to a reported kidnapping just before 10:55 p.
m. Monday at a home in the 500 block of Buck Branch Drive.RELATED: Mom, baby found safe after being kidnapped from Garner home, police sayThe officers were told two men and a woman wearing masks and armed with guns broke into the home, demanding $1 million.
When the husband refused, the suspects grabbed his 11-month-old daughter and wife, identified as Alondra Michelle Benitez De Jesus after restraining him with duct tape, according to Garner police.Police said the suspects fled with the mom and girl in a black Nissan Altima.According to Garner police, officers contacted the FBI and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to assist in the search for the victims.
An Amber Alert was also issued.Shortly after 7 a.m.
, according to Garner police, a Wake Forest resident reported a woman with a baby came to her home seeking help. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office responded and confirmed the identities of De Jesus and her daughter. Both were unharmed.
A Garner police news release about the Tuesday arrests said they were possible through "incredible collaborative investigative efforts."The two suspects are being held in the Wake County Detention Center. The Garner Police Department, FBI, and NCSBI continue to investigate the incident.
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