RABUN COUNTY, Ga. — A north Georgia man is being charged with kidnapping after investigators say he hid in someone’s car.
Rabun County sheriff’s deputies say Austin Fleming got into the victim’s car and hid inside.
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They say Fleming, 31, waited until the victim got in the car and started to drive away before saying he had a gun and telling the victim to drive him to his car.
Fleming took the victim’s cellphone when they arrived at his car and told the victim to follow him to another location, which the victim agreed to.
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While driving to the second location, the victim spotted a Rabun County Sheriff’s Office patrol car and pulled over to tell the deputy what happened.
Fleming drove off but was found a short time later.
He is currently being held in the Rabun County Jail without bond.
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