Joseph Beecher, 48, was arrested this week on kidnapping fees after he allegedly broke onto the grounds of a Colorado ranch owned by former New York Metropolis Mayor and presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg and kidnapped a housekeeper from the property.

Beecher allegedly drove his truck by the gate of the property Wednesday morning and entered the residence earlier than encountering the housekeeper and, at gunpoint, requested whether or not Bloomberg's daughters have been on the property, based on The Related Press. Bloomberg has two daughters, Georgina and Emma, aged 39 and 42, respectively.

The supervising housekeeper, who was named in emergency notifications from state authorities as lacking however referred to by her initials, A.E., in court docket paperwork, mentioned that Beecher allegedly entered a room whereas her again was turned and, at gunpoint, requested who she was, instructed her she was coming with him and threatened to "shoot her f—ing face off," based on court docket information.

She instructed police that Beecher made her drive them away from the ranch in her truck. The pair drove towards Denver, making stops at a fuel station and ATM earlier than Beecher allegedly instructed her to drive north to Cheyenne, Wyoming, the place he made her lease a motel room, court docket information state.

She additionally mentioned that in the course of the time they have been driving, Beecher talked about Bloomberg and mentioned he wished to make an "worldwide scene" with the billionaire or his daughters, the AP reported. He additionally allegedly mentioned that he had gone to the airport close to the Meeker, Colorado ranch in search of Bloomberg final summer time.

Courtroom information state that Beecher lived in Craig, Colorado, the place he labored at a lodge in trade for residence. Beecher and his employer/landlord allegedly had a latest argument and he was later recognized as a suspect within the theft of a number of weapons and ammunition from the owner's dwelling, based on court docket information.

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This undated photograph supplied by the Laramie County, Wyo., Sheriff's Workplace exhibits Joseph Beecher, 48, who's suspected of a kidnapping on Wednesday. Authorities say they're investigating after Beecher, went to a western Colorado ranch owned by former New York Metropolis mayor Michael Bloomberg and kidnapped an worker at gunpoint. Beecher, took the lady from the ranch in her car after which to a number of locations within the Denver space earlier than going to neighboring Wyoming, the Rio Blanco Sheriff's Workplace mentioned in a information launch Friday.Laramie County Sheriff's Workplace through AP

The information additionally state that the lady instructed police that in their drive, Beecher described a housebreaking he dedicated that had left him with a minimize on his left hand.

Police tracked Beecher and the ranch worker to the motel in Wyoming after investigating the scene on the ranch, the place they discovered his truck deserted on the property and the lady's cellular phone.

Courtroom information state that round 2:30 a.m. Thursday, a SWAT group entered the motel room the housekeeper had rented and located her, unhurt, together with Beecher, who was taken into custody.

Beecher faces a federal kidnapping cost, and the AP reported that he'll probably face extra state fees in Colorado and Wyoming for the incident. Police haven't recognized a connection between Beecher or the Bloomberg household as a purpose for him to have been trying to find them, or for him to have damaged into the ranch.

"We're deeply grateful to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's workplace, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Wyoming regulation enforcement, the F.B.I. and different people for his or her swift and heroic motion on this case in guaranteeing that no lives have been misplaced and that the sufferer has been rescued and safely returned to her household," Bloomberg's spokesperson Ty Trippet mentioned in a press release to the AP.