Costa Mesa man faces kidnapping charge after holding FOX 11 photographer at knifepoint

[demmiblue]

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif - An Orange County man is facing a kidnapping charge after threatening a FOX 11 News photographer with a knife Friday night. The FOX 11 photographer and reporter were covering the end of a demonstration in Huntington Beach when 36-year old Christien Petersen approached them and demanded they delete any video he might be in.

Petersen was seen holding a pocket knife and forced the photographer to go to his live truck to delete the video. Petersen was still holding the photographer at knifepoint inside the news van when police arrived.

Petersen was arrested and booked on a $100,000 bail. He faces charges of kidnapping and exhibiting a deadly weapon other than a firearm.

While shaken by what happened, neither the FOX 11 reporter nor photographer were harmed.

https://www.foxla.com/news/costa-mesa-man-faces-kidnapping-charge-after-holding-fox-11-photographer-at-knifepoint

Link to tweet

[Boomerproud]

1. Hope he's enjoying his time in the pokey.

If he gets off (Orange County after all) there should be a civil trial. If he didn't want to be filmed why didn't he wear his KKK hood.

[Liberal In Texas]

2. These people are scary.

And with the Orange Idiot egging them on, we're going to have some violent incidents.

[mackdaddy]

3. Bad time to be in the Pokey. Covid-19 is ripping through Prisons and jails here in Ohio.

https://news.yahoo.com/one-ohio-prison-73-percent-030500611.html

[zonkers]

4. Clicked through that twitter link to his work photo. An attorney wearing an ill fitting suit like

that would not instill me with confidence if I was his client.

[KayF]

6. yes but the kidnapping thing is a plus for me

i want my attorney to be aggressive

[Buns_of_Fire]

5. Gee, now he'll have to get himself a good criminal defense attorney.

After all, "A lawyer who defends himself has a fool for a client."

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Oh good, he's a defense attorney, so he can defend himself.