Police Arrest Suspect in Aggravated Kidnapping

TYLER -� Police round up a suspect in an aggravated kidnapping. According to authorities, Gerardo Zuniga surrendered to investigators at the Tyler Police Department without incident Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. Zuniga was jailed with bond set at $250,000 for the first-degree felony. The 26-year-old Zuniga, also known as “Ya-Yo,” is accused of kidnapping a former girlfriend. The 29-year-old woman told officers that she was forced away from a party on January 7th by Zuniga and held against her will overnight at a residence on South Oakland Street in Tyler. Investigators observed several signs of physical abuse on the victim that were allegedly caused by the suspect.