JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A local man tells police he was blind-folded, pistol-whipped and kidnapped moments before two armed men also threatened his wife.
Photos show one of the two suspects on surveillance.
Investigators said two children were inside the home and heard people yelling.
Police said the victim just got home from work when he was approached by the two men.
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Police said the two men drove the victim to an ATM and demanded the man's pin or said they would kill him.
After getting some money there, the suspects allegedly drove the victim back to his house and followed him inside, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Officers said the two armed men then approached the victim's wife while she was sleeping and demanded her purse and credit card information.
According to police, after the two men got what they wanted, they took off.
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