Joseph Charles Henrichsen, 49, and Phoenix Henrichsen, 23, were charged Monday with kidnapping federal employees, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California announced.
Joseph Henrichsen later used one of the employees' phones to announce that he had taken two Forest Service workers hostage, prosecutors said. During the call, he allegedly described one employee as restrained and threatened violence against anyone who intervened.
FBI negotiators ended the 15-hour standoff by securing the employees' release and the surrender of both suspects.
Both men, who live in Siskiyou County, remain in custody.
Each man could face up to life in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted, the Justice Department said.
Shasta-Trinity National Forest spans the region around Redding and Mount Shasta, roughly 200 miles north of Sacramento.
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