California man arrested by SWAT team after allegedly assaulting ex-girlfriend, kidnapping daughter at gunpoint
The 2-year-old California girl was found safe by police and returned to her mother
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A 2-year-old girl was found safe by police on Saturday after her father allegedly kidnapped her from his ex-girlfriend's home at gunpoint, the San Bernardino Police Department said.
Raymond Ornelas, 30, was arrested by a SWAT team and is now facing charges of domestic violence, burglary, kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon.
Raymond Ornelas, 30, allegedly kidnapped his daughter from his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint. (San Bernardino Police Department)
Police were originally called to the home on Saturday morning and were told by the little girl's mother that Ornelas broke a bedroom window and crawled into her house.
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"He proceeded to drag her across the house by the hair, hit her multiple times and produced a handgun while threatening to kill her," the San Bernardino Police Department said.
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Ornelas then allegedly fled the home with the former couple's 2-year-old daughter.
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A SWAT team recovered the 2-year-old girl unharmed and arrested her father on several charges, including kidnapping. (San Bernardino Police Department)
Police determined a location where Ornelas may have been hiding and executed a search warrant, recovering the child unharmed and arresting Ornelas.
The girl was returned to her mother unharmed.
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Ornelas is being held on $25,000 bail at the West Valley Detention Center. He is due in court on Aug. 30, according to jail records.