Deputies asking for public help locating Midway City man who was kidnapped

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is seeking public assistance to locate a man who was kidnapped from his Midway City home.

Authorities say 61-year-old Tony Lam has been missing since the early morning hours of March 15, and they believe two suspects forcefully took Lam from his home located in the area of Hunter Lane and Madison Avenue.

Deputies say Lam was seen at two different Orange County restaurants the night before his kidnapping on March 14. He visited the LV Restaurant & Lounge in Westminster, and the 171 Sky Restaurant in Garden Grove.

During the early morning hours of March 15, a witness living near Lam heard an altercation between the missing man and the suspects. The neighbor called authorities to report what she believed was a kidnapping.

When deputies arrived at Lam’s home, they found evidence that he had been assaulted and that a kidnapping had occurred.

Investigators said he was confronted by a masked man in the driveway of his home before being assaulted and driven away from the area in a vehicle that was not his own.

Two suspects have since been arrested, but authorities have been unable to locate Lam. They say he has not had contact with any family and friends since the kidnapping.

The suspects were identified as 54-year-old Phi Hung Nguyen, and 50-year-old Nhan Chin Nguyen. No further details have been released about the two men who are in custody, and neither suspect provided information about Lam’s whereabouts.

The O.C. Sheriff’s Department is asking anyone with information related to Lam or his kidnapping to contact Sheriff’s Dispatch at 714-647-7000.

Anonymous tips can be provided to Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.

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