18-year-old man charged with kidnapping and killing relative in San Tan Valley

SAN TAN VALLEY, AZ – An 18-year-old man is in custody after police say he kidnapped and killed a female relative in San Tan Valley.

The Pinal County Sheriff's Office said they received a report just after 9 a.m. Wednesday that a body had been found in a field near Gantzel Road and Skyline Drive.

Officers arrived and found the body of a woman. According to PCSO, the woman appeared to be the victim of a murder.

Less than 10 minutes after the original call, a second call came in reporting a kidnapping at a home about a mile from where the body was found.

Officers were able to confirm that the person suspected of being abducted was the woman found in the farm field.

PCSO was able to identify an 18-year-old male relative of the woman as a suspect at the home where the alleged kidnapping occurred.

He was taken to the hospital after officers determined he had self-inflicted wounds, and he will be hospitalized upon his release from the hospital.

The victim and the suspect have not yet been identified.

PCSO continues to investigate the incident.