Quinn called Vallejo police March 23 to report Huskins’ kidnapping from their Mare Island home. He told investigators they were awakened at gunpoint and drugged. He said he woke to find Huskins gone. He said he received several texts and emails from the kidnappers requesting a ransom of $17,000, split into two payments, the claim said.
Huskins, 30, was held hostage in a small room, drugged and raped, the claim said.
Two days later, Huskins was dropped off at her family's home in Huntington Beach. In a March 25 press release, the police department suggested the kidnapping was a hoax.
“Today, there is no evidence to support the claims that this was a stranger abduction or an abduction at all. Given the facts that have been presented thus far, this event appears to be an orchestrated event and not a kidnapping,” it read.
In a subsequent press conference, department officials described the search effort as “wasted” resources.
“Mr. Quinn and Ms. Huskins have plundered valuable resources away from our community, and have taken the focus away from the true victims of our community, while instilling fear amongst our community members. So, if anything, it is Mr. Quinn and Ms. Huskins that owes this community an apology,” police Lt. Kenny Park told the media.
According to the claim, Huskins sought a public apology, but police refused. The claim includes a copy of a letter from police Chief Andrew Bidou saying the department would make a public apology once Muller was indicted.