The Sac County Sheriff’s Office reports two people accused of threatening and tampering with a witness were taken into custody on Wednesday. According to Sheriff Ken McClure, deputies executed a search warrant in the 300 block of Willow Street in Odebolt to investigate the reported incident. Authorities say 34-year-old Edwin Edgardo Diaz and 40-year-old Amy Jo Hartwig on Jan. 4 held a female victim against her will and forced her to sign a document indicating narcotics seized in a case involving Diaz were hers. Diaz and Hartwig were both arrested on charges of extortion, false imprisonment, and obstruction of emergency communications. Diaz is also charged with felon in possession of a firearm. Law enforcement’s investigation into the incident is ongoing, and additional charges are expected.
