A Texas kidnapping victim rescued after a dramatic SWAT operation was thrown in jail hours after leaving the clutches of her alleged abductor in a stunning turn of events.
Police in San Antonio hunted down Geoffrey Garcia, 35, who was suspected of dragging his ex, Destiny Ferdin, 27, into his truck and speeding off, sparking a citywide manhunt on Wednesday, News 4 reported.
They tracked the suspect to a motel Thursday morning, where a SWAT team used flashbangs and arrested the alleged kidnapper and rescued Ferdin alive and unharmed.
Destiny Ferdin, 27, was arrested on various charges after being rescued from her alleged kidnapper in San Antonio.
Ferdin was found unharmed during a dramatic raid at a San Antonio motel. SBG San Antonio
Ferdin, in cuffs, after a 2024 arrest involving a stolen vehicle. Bexar County Sheriff's OfficeShe was treated at a hospital — and promptly arrested when authorities discovered she was a suspected gang member with six outstanding warrants.
Ferdin faces multiple charges of theft, drug possession and unauthorized use of a vehicle from 2023 to 2025.
She was also arrested last year after she and an 18-year-old suspected gang member allegedly drove a stolen Kia Forte past a ceremony for a newly promoted sheriff’s deputy. The officers sprang into action and chased them down, News 4 reported at the time.
SWAT team members and an armored vehicle outside the motel where Ferdin and Garcia were discovered. SBG San AntonioWitnesses said Garcia and Ferdin had been in a relationship, according to KSAT.
He allegedly grabbed her at an apartment complex on Wednesday and forced her into his white pickup truck. Authorities issued a missing-persons alert, and police searched for Ferdin throughout the night.
Now, she’s facing charges including theft of property between $100 and $750; two counts of unauthorized use of a vehicle and three counts of possession of a controlled substance.
Garcia was booked for kidnapping.
