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A father and son face federal charges after allegedly kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees near Mt. Shasta and holding them hostage for nearly 15 hours before surrendering to law enforcement. Joseph Charles Henrichsen, 49, and his adult son, Phoenix Henrichsen, are charged with the kidnapping of a federal employee, according to U.S. Attorney General Eric Grant of the Eastern District of California. The ordeal began Thursday morning in a remote area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz said the two workers were performing routine job duties when they encountered the suspects. Siskiyou County Sheriff [See More…]