A MAN WAS KIDNAPPED, ROBBED, BEATEN, AND THEN STABBED , AFTER 2 SUSPECTS ACCOSTED HE AND A FRIEND IN WATSONVILLE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE 8 P.M. INCIDENT BEGAN ON THE 14 HUNDRED BLOCK OF FREEDOM BOULEVARD WHEN A SUSPECT DEMANDED MONEY FROM 2 MEN. 1 RAN, AND THE OTHER WAS KIDNAPPED, TAKEN TO AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD NEAR WEST BEACH STREET AND LEE ROAD, WHERE HE WAS BEATEN, STABBED AND ROBBED.
THE VICTIM WAS ABLE TO GET TO A NEARBY PHONE AND CALLED A RELATIVE, WHO TOOK HIM TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR THE TREATMENT OF HIS NON-LIFE-THREATENING WOUNDS. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS INCIDENT IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE WATSONVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
