Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Fourth Kidnapping Suspect Charged in Kidnapping Case

The two allegedly tried to kidnap an Oconee County resident with another accomplice.

From the Sheriff's Office comes this:

Sheriff Scott Berry announces the arrest of two additional suspects in the kidnapping that occurred on Brown Road on November 14th. 

Oconee County Investigators identified two suspects and obtained arrest warrants for them on November 20th. The charges for each suspect are Burglary (first degree), False Imprisonment, Kidnapping, and Aggravated Assault. 

The Jones County Sheriff's Office captured Derrick Demetric Ingram, 36, of Haddock, GA. He has been turned over to the OCSO and is currently in the Oconee County Jail. 

Oconee County Investigators, working in conjunction with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office, captured Karin Tanja King, 38, of Augusta. She has also been transported to the Oconee County Jail. 

Judge Coleman set bond for Karin King at $50,000.00 earlier today. The other two suspects are being held without bond pending first appearance hearings.

A fourth suspect, Curtis Michael Bonman, 30, of Augusta has been charged with Burglary (first degree), Kidnapping, False Imprisonment, and Aggravated Assault. 

Bonman is being held in the Richmond County on unrelated charges. 



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