They’re charged with kidnapping, robbing, and carjacking a man who went online to find a date.
Fresno Police say the trio used a "prostitution site" to lure the victim and held him at gunpoint
...as they took advantage of him.
The unidentified 49 year old man told police he used the web site "Redbook" to arrange a date.
Police say he met a 22-year old woman...at her apartment…
That's when another woman and gang member showed up.
Police say the gang member held the victim at gunpoint, while the ladies stole the his wallet and threatened to shoot until he gave them his ATM”s pin number.
The ladies then took his car... went to a few
When they came back to the apt... the gang member freed the victim.
Police believe he made a mistake by going Redbook in the first place...and is lucky to be alive.
“The suspect is an active, violent, Street Bulldog Gang Member. We have arrested him before for gang shootings last year. so when these gang members commit their crimes and in this case the victim was held at gunpoint for over 30 minutes, he's very lucky,” said Fresno Police Sgt. David Ramsey.
22-year old Brittney Saunier …and 28-year old Amanda Battazzi are the women police say were behind the crime.
The male gang member is identified as 29-year old George Flores.
After the crime ... the victim got into his car...and drove home...shaken up, but uninjured.