MARINE ROBBED AT GUNPOINT, KIDNAPPED IN TWENTYNINE PALMS

A Twentynine Palms Marine says he was kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night. According to a Sheriff’s report, the man called at 9:13 p.m. to report that about a half hour earlier, he was sprayed with pepper spray and tasered by one suspect, while another man hit him over the head and robbed him of his wallet at gunpoint in Twentynine Palms. The victim told deputies he was then put in a vehicle and dropped off near the intersection of Sun Valley Drive and Adobe Road, at which time he called for help. The Sheriff’s Department is investigating. Anyone with information should call 760-366-4175.