4th person arrested in connected to Clovis kidnapping case back in 2016

CLOVIS, Calif (FOX26) — A fourth person who deputies say is connected to a Clovis kidnapping case back in 2016 has been arrested.

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that 25-year-old Brandon Roque of Madera is facing charges of kidnapping, torture, conspiracy, sexual assault, and intimidating a witness.

This comes as members of a Grand Jury determined in a hearing a probable cause for his arrest.

He was taken into custody on August 3rd.

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At the time of the crime, in February 2016, the sheriff’s office says a 13-year-old girl was grabbed by a group of masked men while walking home from school in Clovis.

She was forced into the trunk of a car and driven about 20 miles to Tollhouse where she was tied to a tree, sexually assaulted, and beaten.

The men left her there but she was able to walk to a nearby home to call for help.

Detectives arrested Sandra Garcia of Madera, her son Mark Anthony Roque, plus Garcia's cousin, Miguel Carriedo of Lompoc.

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Now, investigators have arrested Brandon Roque who is Garcia’s other son. The Grand Jury has also decided to indict all four suspects.

Detectives say the woman was in a relationship with the girl's father and they say she orchestrated the kidnapping.

Roque is now at the Fresno County Jail; his bail sits at $705,000.