Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Austell Man Charged with Walmart Kidnapping Indicted
The Haralson County District Attorney wants the jury to meet so that the Austell man will remain in jail.
UPDATE May 8:
On Friday, a grand jury indicted Thomas Andrew Woods of Austell for the alleged attempted kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl from a west Georgia Walmart. Woods remains in a Haralson County jail without bond.
Original Story:
Haralson County District Attorney Bobby Brooks is holding a special session of the grand jury in order to keep Thomas Andrew Woods of Austell in jail, where he remains.
Woods was caught on camera grabbing a 7-year-old girl and allegedly trying to kidnap her from a west Georgia Walmart. Store cameras show the girl kicking and screaming before Woods put her down.
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Under Georgia law, if a case has not been indicted within 90 days, a person who has been incarcerated without bond becomes eligible for bond.
To make sure that doesn't happen, Brooks plans to hold a special session of the grand jury to seek indictments next Friday. The grand jury was not scheduled to meet before the 90-day period ended, however, the AJC reported.
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