POST FALLS, Idaho -- Tense moments Thursday afternoon as police and SWAT surrounded a home for hours. They were looking for a suspect, 28-year-old Joshua Moses, who is accused of kidnapping and extortion.
Police arrested Moses at the Falls Club after a chase that spanned many miles and many hours. Police finally tracked him down hiding in a back room.
The twisted story started on Saturday at a home on 18th and Compton. Police say Moses allegedly kidnapped another man, Joshua Benham, and held him for ransom. Police say Benham was forced into the basement where he was tied to a chair with duct tape. After a few days, investigators say his family came up with $2,500 and Benham went free.
On Thursday Post Falls police came back to investigate. They were told Moses was still there and armed with a handgun. They called the SWAT team. After six hours with SWAT waiting outside, police got another tip that Moses was already gone. Police tracked him for miles, finally finding him inside the Falls Club Bar near the Spokane River on Seltice Way.
Moses was unarmed when he was arrested. Police did not find a gun in the house either. Moses is charged with three counts of kidnapping, extortion, and aggravated battery.
