HEMET, Calif. (KABC) -- The leaders of a Hemet religious group have been arrested in connection with the disappearance a Nashville man who was last seen more than two years ago.

Emilio Salem Ghanem was reported missing in May 2023 after visiting a Starbucks in Redlands.

Darryl Muzic Martin, 57, and his wife, Shelly Bailey "Kat" Martin, 62, were arrested earlier this month on illegal weapons charges after police served a search warrant at the Laguna Hills Lodge in Laguna Hills.

Ghanem had been a member of "His Way Spirit Led Assemblies," a religious organization based in Hemet that was led by the Martins, according to police.

Investigators found what was described as "electronic devices" during the Laguna Hills search, but further details weren't immediately released.

A week before th

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