19-year-old charged with kidnapping, rape, robbery

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man has been charged in connection with the kidnapping, sexual assault and robbery of a woman.

The Montgomery Advertiser reports (https://on.mgmadv.com/2rTN8l9 ) that 19-year-old Richard Griffin was arrested Friday in connection with a May 24 incident. Montgomery Police Department spokeswoman Capt. Regina Duckett says a woman told officers she found herself in a car with people she didn’t know who told her they were friends of a family member. The woman says she was sexually assaulted and robbed of personal items at gunpoint.

Investigators identified Griffin as a suspect. He has been charged with first-degree kidnapping, rape and robbery.

He is being held at the Montgomery County Detention Facility on $180,000 bond. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer.

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Information from: Montgomery Advertiser, https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com