By Joe Johnson
Two men were indicted last week by a Clarke County grand jury on charges they kidnapped a woman at an Athens convenience store.
Brandon Jacob Williamson, 34, of Covington, and a Noah Bruce Digh, 26, of Conyers, were each charged with kidnapping a Madison County woman on August 4 at a convenience store on Danielsville Road by pulling her from the store and forcing her into a vehicle.
Williamson was additionally charged with false imprisonment, battery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
He injured the victim’s hand when placing her in handcuffs and and had a .22-caliber derringer during the abduction, alleges the indictment that was filed October 29 in Clarke County Superior Court.
Judge H. Patrick Haggard denied bail for Williamson at an August 21 hearing, on the basis that he was a flight risk and would pose a threat to the victim and others if released.
The judge granted bail in the amount of $50,000 to Digh, on condition he reside with his father in Conyers and have no further contact with Williamson or the victim.
Arraignments for both defendants have been scheduled for December 3.