Religious leader, church members arrested as police investigate 2023 disappearance of California man
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Redlands Police made three arrests and seized weapons while executing search warrants related to Emilio Ghanem's disappearance. Officers said the arrests and searches were part of the missing-person probe but did not identify anyone as a suspect. Ghanem, 40 at the time, was last seen at a Redlands Starbucks on May 25, 2023, and a rented Nissan Frontier later appeared on Grand Terrace surveillance. Police recovered the truck and other evidence in early August but did not disclose locations. Ghanem had left His Way Spirit Led Assemblies and had worked for its pest control arm, Fullshield (now Maxguard).
Redlands Police have made three arrests and seized weapons as search warrants were executed in the investigation of the disappearance of Emilio Ghanem, who has been missing since 2023, the department announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Police have not described any of those arrested as suspects in the disappearance of Ghanem, but did state in a news release the arrests and searches were made as part of the missing person investigation.
The organization, based in Hemet, also owns and operates a pest control business, Fullshield Inc., now known as Maxguard. Redlands Police are investigating his disappearance as a potential homicide, according to the department. Ghanem had worked for Fullshield before leaving the church. Family members told broadcasters that he had moved to Nashville to start his own pest control business, but returned to Southern California to start a satellite office and work with some old customers, which prompted Fullshield to send him a cease and desist letter.
Police Tuesday served a search warrant in the 1300 block of Christobal Lane in Colton, where they recovered several weapons and briefly detained a man, who was later released. On Aug. 14, investigators served a search warrant at the Laguna Hills Lodge, a hotel in Laguna Hills, where they recovered electronic devices and took Shelly Bailey Kat Martin and her husband Darryl Muzic Martin, leaders of His Way Spirit Led Assemblies, into custody.
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