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Birdnapper caged in Lakeport on macaw ransom case
Richard E. Garner 26 of Clearlake was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to holding Bow the macaw for ransom. The 2 foot tall $2,000 bird was recovered from Garner's former girlfriend's home a week and a half after it vanished from Roi Martin's home. The bird was unharmed. Garner admitted placing the ransom note on Martin's car windshield and said he bought the bird for $400. He had prior juvenile convictions for burglary theft and battery.
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