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A Suspected Bounty Hunter Is Sentenced to Prison for Kidnapping a Fugitive's Girlfriend in National City

A man who prosecutors say was acting as a bounty hunter when he and others allegedly kidnapped a fugitive's girlfriend and robbed the couple's home in National City was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison. The sentencing of 50-year-old Jesse A. Wagner in Chula Vista Superior Court brings to a close an unusual case involving three incidents in other area cities, including one in which a passerby was cornered by alleged bounty hunters in …

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A man who prosecutors say was acting as a bounty hunter when he and others allegedly kidnapped a fugitive's girlfriend and robbed the couple's home in National City was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison. The sentencing of 50-year-old Jesse A. Wagner in Chula Vista Superior Court brings to a close an unusual case involving three incidents in other area cities, including one in which a passerby was cornered by alleged bounty hunters in …

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San Diego Union Tribune broke the news in San Diego, United States on Sunday, January 11, 2026.
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