A San Angelo Man Charged with Kidnapping 16-Year-Old

A San Angelo man, Jeremy Michael Herrera, 34, was charged with Aggravated Kidnapping in connection to an incident that occurred this past Saturday evening in the parking lot of Giz and Hums located at 1425 W. Beauregard.

Officer Tracy Gonzalez, public information officer for the San Angelo Police Department, said officers were called to the location around 11:30 p.m. for the report of an unknown problem. When they arrived, they met with a complainant who told them his 16-year-old nephew had been taken at knifepoint by an acquaintance.

“During the investigation, officers learned Herrera was enroute to the Desert Shadow Apartments with the victim,” said Gonzalez. “Police responded to the area, located Herrera and detained him.”

Gonzalez added that detectives with SAPD’s Criminal Investigations Division responded to the scene and learned Herrera and several acquaintances were in the Giz and Humz parking lot earlier in the evening when Herrera discovered money missing from his vehicle. He accused the victim of taking the money, forced the victim into a vehicle at knifepoint and drove the victim to an area near Lake Nasworthy where he threatened him at knifepoint.

“When Herrera did not locate the alleged stolen money, he drove the victim to the Desert Shadow Apartment Complex,” said Gonzalez. “The victim was not injured during the incident.”

Herrera was transported to the Tom Green County Jail without incident. He remains jailed on a $100,000 bond. Detective Michael Gaeta is the lead investigator on the case.