A Reno man who was arrested in California as a suspect in the kidnapping of his 80-year-old mother from a nursing home has been returned to Nevada to face criminal charges.
Police apprehended 52-year-old Roger Hillygus Aug. 16 after a standoff with a SWAT team in suburban Los Angeles. He was extradited back to Reno Wednesday on charges of kidnapping a person over 60 years old and conspiracy to commit kidnapping.
Hillygus was being held Thursday in the Washoe County Jail on $50,000 bail. Reno police say he took his mother, Sue Hillygus, from a Reno facility home month.
They say she suffers from dementia and he's not her legal guardian. It's not clear if Roger Hillygus has a lawyer or will be appointed one at a pending court appearance.
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