Kidnapped 9-year-old boy brought back to his father

LOS ANGELES -- A 9-year-old boy who was abducted from his father's home in the middle of the night by two men has been reunited with his father, authorities said Saturday.

"He's very exhausted from the whole ordeal," said Lisa McConnell, a spokeswoman for the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. "He seemed very happy to be back with Dad last night."

Nicholas Farber was found Friday at a campground in Jamul, about 20 miles east of San Diego. His mother, Debra Rose, and a man with her, Michael J. Riley, were taken into custody, authorities said.

Rose, 38, and Riley, 48, were both booked into the Riverside County Jail. Rose was being held on suspicion of felony child abduction. Riley was booked on suspicion of conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Bail for each was set at $1 million.

Authorities said Riley was wanted on warrants from Lincoln, Neb., and Tucson, Ariz., involving financial crimes, McConnell said. Authorities had no home town for him.

Riley was not one of the two assailants who abducted Nicholas at gunpoint from his Palm Desert home Wednesday after beating the boy's father, Michael Farber, authorities said.