CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) — A man has been arrested following an alleged assault and kidnapping of a woman in Clovis.
Clovis Police say just before 8 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to several reports of a man who had just hit a woman, forced her into his car and driven away near Herndon and Fowler avenues.
Detectives, using witness information and technology, located the suspect’s vehicle with the victim in the city of Fresno.
35-year-old Steven Hamby of Clovis was arrested without incident and the victim is now safe.
Hamby has been booked into the Fresno County Jail on charges including kidnapping, domestic violence and possession of a controlled substance.
Hamby’s bail has been set at $76,000 but he is currently not eligible to bond out due to a probation violation.
If you are the victim of domestic abuse, or you know someone who is, there is help available 24/7. In Fresno County, call the Marjaree Mason Center at (559) 233-4357. In all other locations, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at (800) 799-7233.
Listen to the report by KMJ’s Liz Kern.
