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Georgia kidnapping, rape suspect arrested in standoff near grocery store

William Woods (Montgomery County Jail)

CLAYTON, Ohio — A man wanted in south Georgia was arrested after a standoff near a grocery store in Ohio earlier this week.

Channel 2 Action News’ sister station, WHIO, was at the standoff on Tuesday.

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William Woods was wanted out of Lowndes County for kidnapping, aggravated assault, aggravated sodomy, rape and a weapon charge, the Clayton, Ohio police department told WHIO.

The standoff was reported at a house across from a Meijer grocery store.

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They reported that Woods was tased and treated by medics before being taken to jail, police said.

Details on what led up to Woods’ charges have not been released.

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